Re: Virgin Galactic SpaceShip Two crashed; 1 dead, 1 injured (1237967) | |||
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Re: Virgin Galactic SpaceShip Two crashed; 1 dead, 1 injured |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Fri Oct 31 23:21:59 2014, in response to Re: Virgin Galactic SpaceShip Two crashed; 1 dead, 1 injured, posted by G1Ravage on Fri Oct 31 23:10:26 2014. Apparently the rocket fuel for this flight was a plasticized stabilizer instead of the usual rubber-based compound. Rubber is more thermally stable than plastics for the task and it sounds like possibly there was an uneven flame front in the propellant. |