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Has NASA ever included a ground controller or astronaut becoming insane/irrational/uncooperative in a training simulation?
For the ground operations launch simulations at KSC (Kennedy Space Center) the tests were all hardware / software failures testing how the teams would react to those failures. Onboard failures, ground ...
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How does SpaceX get through regulatory issues so quickly?
First, it is because the Falcon 9 have a good track record. Much of regulation is basically convincing a whole lot of people that we know what we're doing and we're not going to cause a problem for ...
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After SLS, what is the next rocket building project for NASA?
As a general rule, NASA tries to stay out of the launch business and focus on the science business. SLS is a weird holdover partially imposed upon NASA by Congress.
Companies like Rocket Lab, SpaceX, ...
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After SLS, what is the next rocket building project for NASA?
Congress mandated SLS for a range of political reasons largely concerning aerospace jobs. SLS is likely to remain in service while these needs remain and NASA is not at liberty to start any new rocket ...
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Why does a rocket engine provide more thrust in a vacuum than in atmosphere?
In very crude layman's terms the exhaust gases exiting the rocket nozzle have to push all of the atmospheric gases out of the way first and keep them out of the way to allow the rockets exhaust gases ...
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