Although the Taurus rocket was rebranded with Minotaur avionics, could the fairing still fail to separate? Skybox does not want an OCO or Glory-like failure to occur.
Although the Taurus rocket was rebranded with Minotaur avionics, could the fairing still fail to separate? Skybox does not want an OCO or Glory-like failure to occur.
The root cause took something like three years of research but it was found. It was a lack of process control for a secondary characteristic on the aluminum plates used to machine the frangible joints.
Thanks a lot. I appreciate your optimism.