What does a Space Craft look like ....
 

when dropped. This bird damaged about Sept 2003:
Tiros-N
[IMG]C:\Documents and Settings\Tom Wason\My Documents\My Pictures\09.06.03.noaa-n.jpg[/IMG]

Now I don't feel so bad about spilling Coke on my keyboard.

No picture.:(

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Re: What does a Space Craft look like ....
 

Or click the Tiros-N link.

uh...yeah, that works, too. duh

Prutty sapce ship fall down go BOOM !!!!:( :(

I bet some body lost their job over that slip-up .

I wounder how much the investigation into the insedent will cost ?

"Hey there's a tiny screw on the floor. Gee, I wonder where it goes. Oh well..."

zippyt, FYI

At least 3 people fired and one director shuffled around

Welcome to the Cellar, burns.:) IIRC, wasn't there a very large insurance payout, also?

xoxoxoxoxBruce,

No, It was not insured. The are usually not insured when at the factory. Insured during launch by LLoyds of London. Lockmart declared a huge loss. I sure it was over $100 Million.

Ouch! Explain that to the stock analysts. Plus it looked like it was close to launch ready, so I suppose the rocket and peripheral support was ready too.:rolleyes:

All of the sudden I'm really glad I have a job where most fuckups can be forgiven with a simple "whoops" and promises not to let it happen again in the future.

NOAA 19
 

Here is a follow up on an old story with a happy ending ie NOAA19 made it to orbit. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NOAA-19 NOAA changes the name of the satellite after it is launched, ie. NOAA N'= NOAA19

Nice followup burns334, thank you.

I found the article interesting, and the main point kind of baffling. I understand the need to check stuff, and to document stuff, I do. But is there really (or should there have been) a procedure to check the twenty-four bolts used to secure the adapter plate? I actually don't know what an adapter plate is though I can imagine it and I wonder how *my* life would be different if I had to check my lug nuts before I started the car each time or had to check the gas supply line each time I started my clothes dryer.

I mean, who would ever expect that, gee, I took those bolts out, sorry! The guy that took them out should have left a fucking note or something to make it OBVIOUS that the thing is under construction. I do this with my own work, never mind when I'm working with a team. Just... baffling.