DocM Posted August 16, 2013 Author Share Posted August 16, 2013 ILS to re-start Proton flights in September - http://www.spaceflightnow.com/proton/astra2e/130815frob/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsItPluggedIn Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Officials recovered two of the yaw sensors in the rocket's debris field, finding evidence they were forcibly installed 180 degrees from their proper position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praetor Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 "well, these sensors are supposed to fit, maybe with a little push - brings hammer." - the young tech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsItPluggedIn Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Investigators instructed the manufacturer of the yaw sensors to change their design to prevent their improper installation on future rockets Sounds like they were already designed that way if he needed to "forcibly install" it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laserfloyd Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Forcing anything to install properly just sounds like a bad idea when you're dealing with rockets. :-o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torolol Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 paid sabotage ? +Mirumir 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloatingFatMan Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 ^ I wouldn't discount it... +Mirumir 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mirumir Subscriber¹ Posted August 19, 2013 Subscriber¹ Share Posted August 19, 2013 paid sabotage ? ^ I wouldn't discount it... It's basically a dumb-proof design. You really have to use a hammer to put it there upside down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisj1968 Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 The power brokers who decided to install the parts improperly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted August 19, 2013 Author Share Posted August 19, 2013 paid sabotage ?More likely explanation (Occam's Razor): built on a Monday after a vodka fueled weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted September 16, 2013 Author Share Posted September 16, 2013 http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/awx_09_12_2013_p0-615832.xml The Sept. 17 return to flight of Russia?s Proton rocket was postponed Sept. 11 for technical reasons associated with the Russian launch vehicle. Marketed by International Launch Services (ILS) of Reston, Va., the commercial mission was slated to loft The EADS-Astrium-built Astra 2E satellite for fleet operator SES of Luxembourg. ?The launch date will be determined at a later time,? ILS said in a Sept. 12 statement. Engineers at Proton prime contractor Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center of Moscow received an out-of-tolerance reading in the first stage of the vehicle at its Baikonur launch site in Kazakhstan on Sept. 11, according to ILS. ?It was determined that further investigation is necessary, requiring the launch vehicle be returned to the processing hall for additional testing,? said ILS, which is majority-owned by Khrunichev. ?The vehicle and satellite remain in a safe configuration at the launch site.? The mission would mark the first Proton rocket to launch since a July 2 mishap during a Russian federal mission sent a Proton M/Block DM3 crashing to the ground seconds after launch carrying three Russian Glonass M navigation satellites. The mishap, attributed to the incorrect placement of angular-rate sensors on the rocket?s first stage, has already delayed the Astra 2E nearly two months from a planned July 20 launch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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