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Offline Space101

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Sloshing Propellant
« on: 10/07/2005 05:17 am »
I've heard a Delta was posponed before of worries propellant would slosh around during a cruise stage. How can that happen as it'd be in zero gravity then? And why just this Delta?
Let's go and explore space.

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RE: Sloshing Propellant
« Reply #1 on: 10/07/2005 01:19 pm »
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/delta/d314/051005delay.html

This flight follows a coast phase not flown before on D4.

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RE: Sloshing Propellant
« Reply #2 on: 10/08/2005 06:15 am »
Ah, many thanks. That explains a lot!
Let's go and explore space.

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