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Some rockets use liquid hydrogen as a fuel, especially for upper stages, so steam is the combustion product. | Some rockets use liquid hydrogen as a fuel, especially for upper stages, so steam is the combustion product. | ||
− | The title text references the failed o-ring that led to the {{Wikipedia|Space Shuttle Challenger disaster|disintegration of the ''Challenger'' Space Shuttle}}. The o-ring in question failed to expand at freezing temperatures, resulting in a leak of gas around the edges that was visible as a small vapor plume on the recording. The launch was pushed to a day with lower temperatures than the engineers had planned for. For the humidifier to vent the water mist from this opening is indeed in poor taste, even though the model does not resemble a shuttle. | + | This comic was posted the day after the death of Peter Cosgrove was reported. He was known for photographing many Space Shuttle launches. |
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+ | The title text references the failed o-ring that led to the {{Wikipedia|Space Shuttle Challenger disaster|disintegration of the ''Challenger'' Space Shuttle}}. | ||
+ | This disaster was a focal point of controversy, which Richard Feynman played a key {{w|Rogers_Commission_Report#Role_of_Richard_Feynman|role in piercing}}. The o-ring in question failed to expand at freezing temperatures, resulting in a leak of gas around the edges that was visible as a small vapor plume on the recording. The launch was pushed to a day with lower temperatures than the engineers had planned for. For the humidifier to vent the water mist from this opening is indeed in poor taste, even though the model does not resemble a shuttle. | ||
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:Off screen: It's still pretty dry in here. | :Off screen: It's still pretty dry in here. | ||
:Ponytail: I love the new humidifier, though. | :Ponytail: I love the new humidifier, though. | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} |