quasistasis

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   by quasistasis 6mo ago

   That's a fair way to put it. Though I know people who honestly believe the mantraof trust, to the exclusion of data.
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   by quasistasis 6mo ago

   If you want to be precise, sure. But most people don't make a distinction between AVCOAT 5026-39/HC-G and just AVCOAT 5026-39/HC and then AVCOAT 5026-39. The key is that there's no honeycomb providing key structural sup
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   by quasistasis 6mo ago

   The astronauts are cool with it. They are basically brainwashed to rationalize exceptional trust in all of the people and components so that they are able to focus on the task at hand.
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   by quasistasis 6mo ago

   Camarda isnt an outlier. Lots of people left that project after the Experimental Flight Test, which was done with the honeycomb (making Avcoat truly Avcoat) in 2014. Without Avcoat, spalling was inevitable and breakoff, oh yeah. The desig
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   by quasistasis 6mo ago

   The heatshield is not quite Avcoat. It is missing the crucial honeycomb that gives it structural integrity. I worked on EFT-1. It's test flight was gorgeous (2014). LM decided to remove the honeycomb. It is like a beehive with no hon
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   by quasistasis 6mo ago

   It's not actually Avcoat. It was changed by LM. Thw honeycomb was removed. Imagine a beehive with no honeycomb and a slop of honey is what you have. Crystallized/solid honey, but honey never the less.