Why does SpaceX load the LOX first?
http://www.spacex.com/Maiden_Flight_Overview.pdf
They must have some good reason that makes it worthwhile to boil off as
much LOX as they can before launch, right? Does anyone know what it is?
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Relevant Pages
- Re: The Long Way Home (was Re: Retro Review: Out Around Rigel, by Robert H. Wilson)
... Anderson could assume whatever he wanted about the engineering culture ... become so cautious that progress slows to a snail's creep, so reckless ... Poul Anderson set the launch of his hypothetical starship," who knows? ... One reason for this was that the Americans and Soviets were in a race ...
(rec.arts.sf.written) - SpaceX Launch Update
... The new launch date is approximately December 20, ... We chartered a C-17 to fly two of our empty high quality LOX containers ... Kwajalein has been repaired and is producing LOX on island again. ... since we switch to vehicle power before the autosequence begins. ...
(sci.space.policy) - Re: Exec vs. Run
... there is a reason the app hangs; one or both of the I/O buffers ... >, archives a bunch of files, then copies the ... > method to launch 7-zip. ...
(microsoft.public.scripting.wsh) - Re: "blow the hatches" on Gemini
... Waiting until T-31 seconds to detect the fault and abort sure seems ... They don't start to pressurize the LOX tank for flight until T-2:55. ... Probably during that time, Launch ... Control was looking at the readings, trying to figure out if the LOX ...
(sci.space.history) - Re: >> currentDb access.application
... Other launch examples that I proposed: ... to treat the other apps as library DBs) with the common objects. ... I just don't see any reason to maintain separate apps. ...
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