Τρίτη 22 Μαΐου 2012

How One Faulty Nitrogen-Purge Valve Forced SpaceX to Abort

SpaceX engineers were able to trace the high-pressure problem that caused Saturday's launch to be aborted to a valve that controls the flow of nitrogen used to purge the engine before ignition. Wired aerospace reporter Jason Paur explains exactly what went wrong.

from Wired Top Stories http://www.wired.com