I know that the project wasn't a total failure, however,as far as the Re-entry, & Landing goes, that Phase of the mission was"allmost" a disaster.Was anyone directly blamed for the parachutes micro-switch blunder?
2006-06-11 10:04:03 · 3 answers · asked by antman611756 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
A 16-member NASA Genesis Mishap Investigation Board (MIB) was quickly formed, including experts on pyrotechnics, avionics, and other relevant specialties. The MIB started its work on September 10, 2004 when it arrived at Dugway Proving Ground. It determined that all scientific hardware meant to be curated by the Johnson Space center can be released and are not needed for the work of the board. Both JPL and Lockheed Martin have begun to prepare flight data and other records for the MIB.
It was announced on September 23, 2004 that the capsule, having had the science material extracted, would be moved to the Lockheed Martin Space Systems facility near Denver, Colorado, for MIB use.
A first possible root cause of the failed deployment of the parachutes was announced in an October 14 press release. Lockheed Martin had built the system with an acceleration sensor's internal mechanisms wrongly oriented, and design reviews had not caught the mistake. The intended design was to make an electrical contact inside the sensor at 3 g (29 m/s²), maintaining it through the maximum expected 30 g (290 m/s²), and breaking the contact again at 3 g to start the parachute release sequence. Instead, no contact was ever made.[3]
The same general parachute concept was also used on the Stardust comet sample return spacecraft, which landed successfully in 2006; that system was said not to have Genesis's flaw.
Shortly after the spacecraft crashed, it was pointed out that Colin Pillinger, part of the science team analysing the collected samples, was also the Principal Investigator for the ill-fated Beagle 2 mission to Mars. It had been suggested that the cause of Beagle 2's loss (which is as yet undetermined) might also have been due to a parachute failure. The determination of the cause of Genesis's parachute failure rules out any link between the two failures.
The chair of the NASA investigation board, Michael Ryschkewitsch noted that none of the stringent review procedures at NASA had picked up a mistake, saying, "It would be very easy to mix this up".
2006-06-13 10:47:34 · answer #1 · answered by Isabel 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Adam and Eve had parachutes?
2006-06-11 17:33:14 · answer #2 · answered by . 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think Kirk's son David was held responsible. He was killed by Klingons so he can't be prosecuted.
2006-06-12 05:59:45 · answer #3 · answered by stiffmenot 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋