Comments on: Videos of NASA/ATK Rocket Failure http://www.universetoday.com/2008/08/23/video-of-nasaatk-rocket-failur/ Space and astronomy news Sun, 8 Nov 2009 12:45:29 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Maxwell http://www.universetoday.com/2008/08/23/video-of-nasaatk-rocket-failur/comment-page-1/#comment-30696 Maxwell Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:54:45 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=17260#comment-30696 How long can you let them run before things get too far out of hand? A chunk of flaming debris the size of a small car can get some good mileage from being hurled uphill at near supersonic speeds. Then theres the risk of losing your ability to detonate the rocket entirely if the first problem causes other failures. Its a complicated decision that has to be made quickly. Annoying as it is to us viewers, it was probably the correct choice. How long can you let them run before things get too far out of hand?
A chunk of flaming debris the size of a small car can get some good mileage from being hurled uphill at near supersonic speeds.
Then theres the risk of losing your ability to detonate the rocket entirely if the first problem causes other failures.

Its a complicated decision that has to be made quickly. Annoying as it is to us viewers, it was probably the correct choice.

]]> By: R2K http://www.universetoday.com/2008/08/23/video-of-nasaatk-rocket-failur/comment-page-1/#comment-30603 R2K Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:59:04 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=17260#comment-30603 When good rockets go bad... Honestly they should let rockets go a bit farther before they detonate them... Just give them a chance to work the problems out. When good rockets go bad…

Honestly they should let rockets go a bit farther before they detonate them… Just give them a chance to work the problems out.

]]> By: von Dawson's Express http://www.universetoday.com/2008/08/23/video-of-nasaatk-rocket-failur/comment-page-1/#comment-30548 von Dawson's Express Sun, 24 Aug 2008 17:49:03 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=17260#comment-30548 Enjoy it, its a very rare event NASA losing a rocket. They will figure want went wrong and fix it. They will bounce back. Good Luck NASA! Enjoy it, its a very rare event NASA losing a rocket. They will figure want went wrong and fix it. They will bounce back. Good Luck NASA!

]]> By: Maxwell http://www.universetoday.com/2008/08/23/video-of-nasaatk-rocket-failur/comment-page-1/#comment-30507 Maxwell Sun, 24 Aug 2008 02:36:22 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=17260#comment-30507 "...Is that a bad thing?" Aside from the Kboom its not apparent that it was off course or that anything was wrong up till then. Question I'm having is was this a NASA project or an ATK project... or a mix of both? More specifically, Who paid for the rocket? "…Is that a bad thing?"

Aside from the Kboom its not apparent that it was off course or that anything was wrong up till then.

Question I'm having is was this a NASA project or an ATK project… or a mix of both?
More specifically, Who paid for the rocket?

]]> By: DuddleyFuddle http://www.universetoday.com/2008/08/23/video-of-nasaatk-rocket-failur/comment-page-1/#comment-30499 DuddleyFuddle Sun, 24 Aug 2008 00:13:40 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=17260#comment-30499 "I would be surprised if we don't know what happened fairly quickly," said Rominger. Watching the videos, I quickly didn't figure what happened too. "I would be surprised if we don't know what happened fairly quickly," said Rominger.

Watching the videos, I quickly didn't figure what happened too.

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