Rod’s Comments (group member since Mar 19, 2012)

Rod’s comments from the Space Exploration and its History group.

Likewise, and thanks.

When did this group pop up? I missed it--glad to see it.

And I assume that everyone here has heard the von Braun "Greasy Rag" story?

Ah, the SSME. I had a dear friend who worked at Rocketdyne during the design/test phase. When I asked him how they tested for flaws, he said, "We run 'em until the explode then look at the pieces." Makes sense now that I know so much more about the Apollo F1/J2 design years, but then it was a fun revelation. *BOOM*!