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Originally Posted by FrankJ
Like lets use this O-Ring stuff to seal a solid rocket joint even though experience shows joint rotates in an unpredictable manner under pressure & the O-ring takes a set when it is cold? (Challenger for you young people.  )
FEA really didn't exist in today's terms in the 60's. 640 K ram (kilobytes) was a lot back then. |
Don't blame the O-ring. Blame the people that knew it was a problem but forced the launch anyway.