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Originally Posted by sc_rufctr
But it was "designed by an engineer!"  So anyway we wont really know what happened until they recover the wreckage and complete an investigation.
Coincidentally this failure reminded my of the The Challenger Disaster O-Ring failure. Not the same thing but again designed by engineers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Challenger_disaster |
So who do you want to design the next airplane you get on, lawyers and accountants? or maybe hairstylists?
there are engineers and there are engineers
The problem with the Challenger's SRB joints is more of a management problem than a design problem. NASA management (full of guys with engineering degrees) chose to ignore other engineers warnings of launching on cold days.
Roger Boisjoly (an engineer) is best known for his attempts to stop the launch.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Boisjoly