That is definitely something that should not become SOP. Aborting after ignition and safing a vehicle should be a safety net, not an accepted thing. Like a LAS for crewed launches.
Quote from: ugordan on 03/10/2010 09:18 pmThat is definitely something that should not become SOP. Aborting after ignition and safing a vehicle should be a safety net, not an accepted thing. Like a LAS for crewed launches. Actually 98% of all sims and training that involve anything that flies consists of abort proceedures and situations. So, I'd hope that Space-X has made this a major portion of their training and NOT a safety net.
Quote from: zerm on 03/11/2010 04:02 pmQuote from: ugordan on 03/10/2010 09:18 pmThat is definitely something that should not become SOP. Aborting after ignition and safing a vehicle should be a safety net, not an accepted thing. Like a LAS for crewed launches. Actually 98% of all sims and training that involve anything that flies consists of abort proceedures and situations. So, I'd hope that Space-X has made this a major portion of their training and NOT a safety net.Maybe you misunderstood what I was trying to say. Having to abort during ignition on a regular basis means your system isn't exactly designed properly. Of course there will be occasional aborts in various points of the countdown, and teams sure as hell need to be drilled to handle them, but that doesn't mean you actually want post-ignition aborts becoming your SOP.
looks ugly today.
Anyone know what the wind limits might be for the static firing?
Quote from: William Barton on 03/11/2010 12:52 pmWhich points to an interesting (slightly OT) speculation: If they ever succeed in getting second stage recovery, would they then want to implement in-flight abort for it? I realize throwing the payload in the sea would be a big complication, but if the stage fails, it's going in the sea anyway.Other than you are talking the difference between recovering a fully fueled upper stage and an empty upper stage... You'll need bigger a parachute
Which points to an interesting (slightly OT) speculation: If they ever succeed in getting second stage recovery, would they then want to implement in-flight abort for it? I realize throwing the payload in the sea would be a big complication, but if the stage fails, it's going in the sea anyway.