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- NASA's test-firing of its SLS rocket's core stage this past weekend was bizarre for a number of reasons, not least of which was that it lasted just one minute.
- Now, NASA is reportedly a bit remorseful for hyping up the test and says that it should have been more forthcoming with the public beforehand.
- During the test, one of the engines triggered a failure warning and the firing was immediately ceased.
NASA is apparently sorry that it got all of our hopes up ahead of the test firing of its oft-delayed SLS rocket core stage this past weekend. The test lasted just 67 seconds before a system monitoring the test triggered a shutdown due to what was described at the time as a "Major Component Failure," but what we now know was just a piece of data that exceeded predetermined limits.
As The Washington Post report, the test got a lot of publicity ahead of time, but in a private briefing on Tuesday morning, officials said that the possibility of the test succeeding in all of its objectives was nothing more than a coin flip. Those "50/50" odds weren't communicated ahead of time, especially not to the general public, and when the test was cut short it left many people worried that something serious had gone wrong.
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NASA is sorry for getting your hopes up originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 20 Jan 2021 at 18:24:09 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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