Soyuz

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Eric Mc said:

Reminds me a bit of the DC-10 cargo door story. The door wasn't closing properly so give it a bit of welly and inadvertently fatally damage the locking mechanism which cause the door to blow out as the aircraft climbs - causing the plane to crash..

Yes. But the aircraft departed on time!!

[Eric Mc]

So did the rocket.

It seems the Russians are confidant that they know what to do to ensure it doesn't happen again and are stating that their launch schedules for the Soyuz FG will not be affected.

I expect some worker was given the Russian equivalent of a P45.

[Zoobeef]

The AK47?

[funkyrobot]

Zoobeef said:

The AK47?

Administered by the Russian HR department called Spetsnaz.

[Gandahar]

You and your rockets :blabla

Like big kids.

Real science starts after the rocket.

Pfftt

[Eric Mc]

And your point is?

[funkyrobot]

I thought it was a joke post. I may be wrong.

[Eric Mc]

I'd prefer if this thread stuck to talking about the subject matter rather than get deviated by silliness. This forum is as good a place as any to discuss technical developments and issues concerning the Soyuz spacecraft and launcher system.

[The Wookie]

https://youtu.be/6huNyplMaGI

Onboard video released showing the failure

[Eric Mc]

Amazingly poor quality - but it does show what happened more clearly.

[MartG]

Eric Mc said:

Amazingly poor quality

You'd think the Russians would have bought some GoPros by now :/

[4x4Tyke]

Isn't that a low quality copy of the video posted last week.

Beati Dogu said:

Roscosmos have released a video of the launch:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrzlMTRVt_I

Keep an eye on the left hand booster after 1.20 minutes in.

It's pretty clear that the top of the booster failed to detach upon separation; So the pointy nose pivoted inwards and pierced the main rocket's tank.

[The Wookie]

4x4Tyke said:

Isn't that a low quality copy of the video posted last week.

Beati Dogu said:

Roscosmos have released a video of the launch:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrzlMTRVt_I

Keep an eye on the left hand booster after 1.20 minutes in.

It's pretty clear that the top of the booster failed to detach upon separation; So the pointy nose pivoted inwards and pierced the main rocket's tank.

Sorry hadn’t seen that!

[funkyrobot]

MS-11 has taken off today.

[Beati Dogu]

Because of the delay to SpaceX, the Soyuz was the 100th orbital launch of the year.

[MartG]

Cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko is currently performing an EVA, part of which is to investigate the external appearance of 'that' hole - he's cut away external insulation to get to it

[Eric Mc]

I've been watching this all evening. It has a rather "makeshift" feel to it - and all those sharp objects and sharp edges. I'm pretty sure NASA would never allow such an EVA.

And they've just found the hole

[Beati Dogu]

I kinda like the Russians' "no BS" approach sometimes.

[Eric Mc]

Sergei and Oleg - I wonder are the two meerkats carrying out the EVA?

[Beati Dogu]

Simples!

That would also explain why they're sending endless supplies of mice to the ISS.