Thursday, 29 October 2020

Red coating contaminates SpaceX rockets, delays crew launch

Red coating contaminates SpaceX rockets, delays crew launchSpaceX’s second astronaut flight is off until mid-November because red lacquer dripped into tiny vent holes in two rocket engines that now must be replaced. SpaceX and NASA officials announced the discovery of the potentially damaging contamination Wednesday. The clogged holes were found after the aborted launch of a GPS satellite on Oct. 2.




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