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To: Red Badger

Two questions...why did the re-entry burn not take place...and without a visual of the vehicle and no provisions for wreckage recovery, how will they determine the mode of failure?


75 posted on 03/14/2024 6:07:11 PM PDT by rottndog (What comes after America?)
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To: rottndog

The video supplied all the necessary info up until it burned up.

The craft rotated so that the heat shield was not in proper alignment with the atmosphere. the fins of the craft appeared to melt, causing the situation to get worse. They need to do a weight distribution analysis and perhaps add some gyros...................


77 posted on 03/15/2024 5:12:33 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: rottndog

Answer 1: ship lost rotational control

Answer 2: data streams


84 posted on 03/15/2024 6:46:57 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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