Quote from: Robotbeat on 11/15/2022 02:33 pmThe RTV peeled off in the wind. It therefore had overall negative margins (including maybe manufacturing). This is essentially tautological.Are you sure it was the wind, and not the rain, thermal cycling or UV exposure (or something else)?
The RTV peeled off in the wind. It therefore had overall negative margins (including maybe manufacturing). This is essentially tautological.
Quote from: Lee Jay on 11/15/2022 02:37 pmQuote from: Robotbeat on 11/15/2022 02:33 pmThe RTV peeled off in the wind. It therefore had overall negative margins (including maybe manufacturing). This is essentially tautological.Are you sure it was the wind, and not the rain, thermal cycling or UV exposure (or something else)?Could easily be process related as well. When I've encountered poor RTV adhesion is often has turned out to be something like dirty/contaminated surfaces during the application or poor workmanship of the polymerics operator.
Quote from: clongton on 11/15/2022 02:11 pmQuote from: centaurinasa on 11/14/2022 02:12 pmQuoteBefore giving final approval for the next Artemis 1 launch attempt, engineers are assessing hurricane damage to caulk-like material known as RTV on the exterior of the Orion spacecraft -- the thin band visible above the NASA “worm” logo in this file photo. That is completely incorrect. It is *NOT* on the Orion Spacecraft. It is on the LAS Boost Cover, which will be discarded during ascent. The Orion spacecraft is completely covered by the cover and isn't even visible.I have seen this ambiguity in lots of places: what are the elements of the "Orion spacecraft"? The Orion capsule and the service module are elements, but what about the LAS? I don't think the LAS ogive covers the entire (rest of) the spacecraft. There appear to be separate panels that cover the service module during ascent and are also discarded.
Quote from: centaurinasa on 11/14/2022 02:12 pmQuoteBefore giving final approval for the next Artemis 1 launch attempt, engineers are assessing hurricane damage to caulk-like material known as RTV on the exterior of the Orion spacecraft -- the thin band visible above the NASA “worm” logo in this file photo. That is completely incorrect. It is *NOT* on the Orion Spacecraft. It is on the LAS Boost Cover, which will be discarded during ascent. The Orion spacecraft is completely covered by the cover and isn't even visible.
QuoteBefore giving final approval for the next Artemis 1 launch attempt, engineers are assessing hurricane damage to caulk-like material known as RTV on the exterior of the Orion spacecraft -- the thin band visible above the NASA “worm” logo in this file photo.
Before giving final approval for the next Artemis 1 launch attempt, engineers are assessing hurricane damage to caulk-like material known as RTV on the exterior of the Orion spacecraft -- the thin band visible above the NASA “worm” logo in this file photo.
Quote from: DanClemmensen on 11/15/2022 02:54 pmQuote from: clongton on 11/15/2022 02:11 pmQuote from: centaurinasa on 11/14/2022 02:12 pmQuoteBefore giving final approval for the next Artemis 1 launch attempt, engineers are assessing hurricane damage to caulk-like material known as RTV on the exterior of the Orion spacecraft -- the thin band visible above the NASA “worm” logo in this file photo. That is completely incorrect. It is *NOT* on the Orion Spacecraft. It is on the LAS Boost Cover, which will be discarded during ascent. The Orion spacecraft is completely covered by the cover and isn't even visible.I have seen this ambiguity in lots of places: what are the elements of the "Orion spacecraft"? The Orion capsule and the service module are elements, but what about the LAS? I don't think the LAS ogive covers the entire (rest of) the spacecraft. There appear to be separate panels that cover the service module during ascent and are also discarded.The LAS is sort of considered part of Orion.