What does a Space Craft look like ....

tw · 06-23-2004, 12:20 AM

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]

Nothing But Net · 06-23-2004, 12:33 AM

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

xoxoxoBruce · 06-23-2004, 04:41 PM

No picture.

lumberjim · 06-23-2004, 04:45 PM

quote the post, copy the url, paste into your browser, hit enter

Happy Monkey · 06-23-2004, 04:47 PM

Or click the Tiros-N link.

lumberjim · 06-23-2004, 04:48 PM

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

zippyt · 06-23-2004, 04:56 PM

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 ?

Cyber Wolf · 06-23-2004, 09:20 PM

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

burns334 · 06-24-2004, 07:12 PM

zippyt, FYI

At least 3 people fired and one director shuffled around

xoxoxoBruce · 06-24-2004, 07:51 PM

Welcome to the Cellar, burns.

IIRC, wasn't there a very large insurance payout, also?

burns334 · 06-25-2004, 10:51 AM

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.

xoxoxoBruce · 06-25-2004, 10:26 PM

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.

Elspode · 06-26-2004, 12:45 PM

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.

burns334 · 04-01-2012, 10:17 PM

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

BigV · 04-02-2012, 08:22 AM

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.

06-23-2004, 12:20 AM	#1
tw Read? I only know how to write. Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 11,933	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] Last edited by tw; 06-23-2004 at 12:33 AM.

06-23-2004, 04:41 PM	#3
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06-23-2004, 04:48 PM	#6
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	uh...yeah, that works, too. duh __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

06-23-2004, 12:33 AM	#2
Nothing But Net Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Spring, Texas Posts: 1,481	Now I don't feel so bad about spilling Coke on my keyboard.

06-23-2004, 04:56 PM	#7
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	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 ? __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

06-23-2004, 09:20 PM	#8
Cyber Wolf As stable as a ring of PU-239 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: On a huge rock covered in water, highly advanced moss and 7 billion parasites Posts: 1,264	"Hey there's a tiny screw on the floor. Gee, I wonder where it goes. Oh well..." __________________ "I don't see what's so triffic about creating people as people and then getting' upset 'cos they act like people." ~Adam Young, Good Omens "I don't see why it matters what is written. Not when it's about people. It can always be crossed out." ~Adam Young, Good Omens

06-24-2004, 07:12 PM	#9
burns334 High Propagandist Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: East Windsor, NJ Posts: 112	zippyt, FYI At least 3 people fired and one director shuffled around

06-24-2004, 07:51 PM	#10
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Welcome to the Cellar, burns. IIRC, wasn't there a very large insurance payout, also? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

06-25-2004, 10:51 AM	#11
burns334 High Propagandist Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: East Windsor, NJ Posts: 112	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.

06-25-2004, 10:26 PM	#12
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	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. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

06-26-2004, 12:45 PM	#13
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	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. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

04-01-2012, 10:17 PM	#14
burns334 High Propagandist Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: East Windsor, NJ Posts: 112	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

04-02-2012, 08:22 AM	#15
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	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. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

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