>And the ones with built-in CRTs had issues wherein the cathode of the CRT was DANGEROUSLY CLOSE to the main PCB. If you weren't careful cracking that puppy open -- zappo! Fried motherboard, possibly fried you!
I'm curious which model this was. The Model III was the first all-in-one model I had experience with, and the between the motherboard and the CRT neck was a piece of flat aluminum. The biggest danger was potentially snapping the neck off, but there was no danger of touching the mother board. Model 4 was the same configuration. Even the Model II had a metal plate between the CRT and any circuit boards.
>IMO, both Boeing and NASA are under quite a lot of pressure to not require further tests from Boeing because there are just enough Atlas Vs (the rocket that Starliner launches on) for Boeing to complete it's contractual obligations.
>Any further tests would deplete that stock.
I hear what you are saying and it likely affects their decision, but lack of hardware in the future should not be a consideration in this decision at all. If there is any concern, safety of the crew should be priority one.
IIRC, Aerojet is the sub on this system. Surely they understand propulsion well and it is unfortunate that Boeing's name is taking the hit.
> Aerojet is the sub on this system. Surely they understand propulsion well and it is unfortunate that Boeing's name is taking the hit.
From what I can tell, Aerojet is hot garbage.
They tried to build a new engine for NASA during Constellation and their incompetence is one of the (many) reasons the program got cancelled.
They tried to build a new engine to compete with Blue Origin over the Vulcan 1st stage contract and lost. To a company which had never built an engine with a preburner before.
I know they've got a lot of heritage, but the only worthwhile engine they currently make (RL-10) is a variant of a decades old design. I'm entirely unsurprised that the service module they're responsible for isn't working well.
Right? I am sure some of the info in it is probably like archaic or apocryphal/historically inacurate in light of recent discoveries like a lot of this old stuff can be but as long as you take it with that grain of salt in mind it's pretty cool
Well yeah, but it goes even deeper than that, IMO, since the domes could have just stayed on Earth. Why launch them into space and return them later? They're terrariums with all of the life support and lighting that they need.
If you're making a backup ecosystem, you want it off planet in case the primary meets a nuke, asteroid, virus, etc. You could also park it in a stable solar orbit so it gets the right sun for its biostuff.
It seems there's no point sending it to deep space unless you're going to transplant it all on a new planet.
Ozric Tentacles for me. With the exception of two songs that I can think of in their 30-album catalog, there are no vocalizations. Just trippy psychedelic space rock. It may not work for everyone, but it puts me in the zone and I can code without lyrical distraction.
I'm curious which model this was. The Model III was the first all-in-one model I had experience with, and the between the motherboard and the CRT neck was a piece of flat aluminum. The biggest danger was potentially snapping the neck off, but there was no danger of touching the mother board. Model 4 was the same configuration. Even the Model II had a metal plate between the CRT and any circuit boards.