Steven Green doesn't think Big Glenn deserves to be scuttled, but suggests that NASA's SLS probably does. The damage to Amazon from the launch explosion does, however, appear to be dramatic. Not all rocket companies are equally adapted to failure as a learning mode.
Impressive how much the launch tower wobbled, and how much more the mini-tower at the top wobbled, yet when the smoke diminished enough, both were clearly still there and erect. The same with the water tower on the right.
ReplyDeleteAll three, though, probably want extensive repair and refurbish before they're marked OR.
Eric Hines