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LudwigPastorius

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7. Launching puts stress on a payload in specific ways.

Reply to packman (Reply #4)

Tue Nov 23, 2021, 10:11 PM

Nov 2021

If a clamp caused it to fall on its side or violently rotated it on its axis...well, their packing job probably doesn't take that into account because it's not supposed to happen.

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Launch of new NASA space telescope delayed after incident [View all] George II Nov 2021 OP

Hopefully nothing was damaged! Just triple check! electric_blue68 Nov 2021 #1

Oops . . . Journeyman Nov 2021 #2

Maybe Howard Wolowitz was trying to impress a girlfriend again, a la the Mars rover? George II Nov 2021 #3

A "delicate observatory" that they are going to put atop a rocket packman Nov 2021 #4

There is some hint at why in a BBC article on this BumRushDaShow Nov 2021 #5

Launching puts stress on a payload in specific ways. LudwigPastorius Nov 2021 #7

That sucks. I hope nothing is wrong and they can meet the Dec 22 date. nt Gore1FL Nov 2021 #6

They better be thorough in going over it. LudwigPastorius Nov 2021 #8