Quote from: deltaV on 12/29/2015 04:19 pmQuote from: Jcc on 12/29/2015 02:46 pmThe fact that SpaceX did not try to sue the strut supplier indicates they recognize their own responsibility for not requiring 100% load testing for acceptance. We can assume the provider fulfilled their obligation to deliver the product with specified testing.Or they negotiated some compensation but agreed to keep fact that confidential. It's not safe to assume that we know about everything that occurs. A transfer of money is a lot easier to hide than a rocket.But how would or could a little strut manufacturer possibly compensate for the loss of a rocket & payload worth millions of dollars?
Quote from: Jcc on 12/29/2015 02:46 pmThe fact that SpaceX did not try to sue the strut supplier indicates they recognize their own responsibility for not requiring 100% load testing for acceptance. We can assume the provider fulfilled their obligation to deliver the product with specified testing.Or they negotiated some compensation but agreed to keep fact that confidential. It's not safe to assume that we know about everything that occurs. A transfer of money is a lot easier to hide than a rocket.
The fact that SpaceX did not try to sue the strut supplier indicates they recognize their own responsibility for not requiring 100% load testing for acceptance. We can assume the provider fulfilled their obligation to deliver the product with specified testing.
1. But you keep only focusing on raw material. You seem to completely exclude the possibility that they would require component testing from a supplier - and I think it's because you don't think "material certification" can mean something different than what you have experienced. That is a fragile line of reasoning...2. NASA has no visibility into the component level parts of a Falcon 9 - it is a commercial service, not a product that NASA is buying. Do think NASA inspectors are on the Falcon 9 production line?
Quote from: CyndyC on 12/29/2015 06:45 pmBut how would or could a little strut manufacturer possibly compensate for the loss of a rocket & payload worth millions of dollars?What's your source for the strut manufacturer being "little"?
But how would or could a little strut manufacturer possibly compensate for the loss of a rocket & payload worth millions of dollars?
Quote from: deltaV on 12/29/2015 07:42 pmQuote from: CyndyC on 12/29/2015 06:45 pmBut how would or could a little strut manufacturer possibly compensate for the loss of a rocket & payload worth millions of dollars?What's your source for the strut manufacturer being "little"?Albert Einstein, Theory of Relativity
Some new and interesting videos related to SpaceX's systems engineering approach. And Dan Rasky has a few other SpaceX- and Blue- Origin-related videos worth checking out on YouTube.
