Donna Spaceships - 18/1/2006 7:51 AMIt doesn't seem to be "puffing" like a steam engine? Why is that?
Jonesy STS - 18/1/2006 3:52 PM... allow the boil off of LH2 to escape.
Tap-Sa - 18/1/2006 7:58 AMQuoteJonesy STS - 18/1/2006 3:52 PM... allow the boil off of LH2 to escape.Not sure but I doubt they allow gaseous H2 to freely vent away near the vehicle, that would be an explosion hazard. It's oxygen that keeps puffing out when tanks are filling/full. The GH2 is probably carefully collected, piped far away from the pad and burned in controlled fashion (or perhaps reliquefied?).
Hotol - 18/1/2006 3:34 PMA good time to run this story with the video you spoke about?