Author Topic: NGIS OmegA (NGL) Rocket First Stage Test Fire May 30, 2019 (Read 21920 times)

Bubbinski · « **on:** 05/30/2019 01:12 pm »

I’m going to the OmegA test today for NSF.com. Will be taking pics and video, writing an article too.

Bubbinski · « **Reply #1 on:** 05/30/2019 06:29 pm »

T-36 min to test

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #2 on:** 05/30/2019 06:31 pm »

Webcast link:

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #3 on:** 05/30/2019 06:47 pm »

Five mins past the hour is the target.

Bubbinski · « **Reply #4 on:** 05/30/2019 06:50 pm »

They’ve inserted the launch key, evacuated the crew to building T22, it’s getting real

Bubbinski · « **Reply #5 on:** 05/30/2019 06:51 pm »

T-9 min hold for final system checks

Bubbinski · « **Reply #6 on:** 05/30/2019 06:56 pm »

T-9 min and COUNTING!

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #7 on:** 05/30/2019 06:59 pm »

Promo video:
https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1134172487003099137

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #8 on:** 05/30/2019 07:03 pm »

The family:

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #9 on:** 05/30/2019 07:06 pm »

Underway!

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1134174324494143488

ugordan · « **Reply #10 on:** 05/30/2019 07:08 pm »

Nozzle broke apart at T+120 s?

Lars-J · « **Reply #11 on:** 05/30/2019 07:08 pm »

The nozzle shattered at the end??

EDIT: Looked like a normal length burn, but that did NOT look nominal at the end.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #12 on:** 05/30/2019 07:09 pm »

Whoops!

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1134174890465144832

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #13 on:** 05/30/2019 07:09 pm »

RIP Nozzle.

Helodriver · « **Reply #14 on:** 05/30/2019 07:09 pm »

Nozzle failure? Quick signoff?

RonM · « **Reply #15 on:** 05/30/2019 07:12 pm »

Quote from: ugordan on 05/30/2019 07:08 pm

Nozzle broke apart at T+120 s?

Just before T+120 call out. So, at about T+118.

Sotar · « **Reply #16 on:** 05/30/2019 07:14 pm »

Seemed that there was a Nozzle RUD at approximately 1:19 into the test firing.

Then instead of a replay, they signed off.

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #17 on:** 05/30/2019 07:14 pm »

Here are the screncaps of the anomaly I managed to get

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #18 on:** 05/30/2019 07:14 pm »

Could have been a lot worse. All seems to be a nozzle RIP.

ccdengr · « **Reply #19 on:** 05/30/2019 07:17 pm »

Seemed like they were doing a lot of gimballing throughout the test (a lot more than would be expected in flight), I wonder if that had anything to do with it?