Satellite Tip-Over Mishap Due to Missing Bolts 76
cradle writes "On September 6th, the $239 Million Dollar NOAA N-Prime Satellite toppled over and crashed to the floor of Lockheed Martin Space Systems' factory in Sunnyvale, CA, as it was being repositioned to replace an instrument. Today NASA released their report on the cause of the accident. It seems somebody forgot to check whether it was bolted down: '... during an operation that required repositioning (rotating) the
TIROS NOAA N-PRIME spacecraft from a vertical to a horizontal position, the spacecraft
slipped from the Turn-Over Cart (TOC) and fell to the floor. The spacecraft fell because the
TIROS adapter plate to which it was mounted was not bolted to the TOC adapter plate with the
required 24 bolts. The bolts were removed from the TOC by another project while the cart was
in a common staging area, an activity which was not communicated to the NOAA project team.'"
I bet that wise guy is bolting now (Score:4, Funny)
I'm sorry. (Score:4, Funny)
Who knew "Lug nut day" would be soo important?
Re:So... what they said originally? (Score:5, Funny)
This time we are pretty sure it was the guy on the left. What do you think he's got behind his back?
Re:So... what they said originally? (Score:5, Funny)
What mama learnt ya... (Score:5, Funny)
Rinse off your dishes when you're done eating.
Don't sass back to your teacher.
Brush your teeth before bed.
Put things back where you found them.
JUMPIN' JESUS, PUT THE FUCKING BOLTS BACK IN THE 230 MILLION DOLLAR SATELLITE!!!
LaForge! (Score:1, Funny)
More power to the structural integrity field!
Re:So... what they said originally? (Score:1, Funny)
Cause: Bolts not holding satellite down
Recommendation: Put bolts in before turning satellite upside down.
How big was NASA's budget this year?
Bush comments on mishap, says it's okay (Score:2, Funny)