Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
Yesterday morning on the second-ever Vulcan launch the vehicle experienced an anomaly early in the flight with one of the Solid Rocket Booster nozzles being violently ejected. This resulted in reduced thrust along with an asymmetric thrust plume ultimately requiring a longer burn in order to compensate.
Despite this, the FAA released a statement confirming that they will not be requiring an investigation at this time. Some argue this comes in stark contrast to the treatment SpaceX has received regarding recent groundings and delays.
Full article here - thespacebucket.com/the-faa-has-decided-it-wont-investigate-vulcans-anomaly
For more space-related content check out - thespacebucket.com
Credit:
SpaceX - youtube.com/c/SpaceX
ULA - youtube.com/user/UnitedLaunchAlliance
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:34 - No Investigation Necessary
5:14 - Vulcan's SRB Anomaly
Yesterday morning on the second-ever Vulcan launch the vehicle experienced an anomaly early in the flight with one of the Solid Rocket Booster nozzles being violently ejected. This resulted in reduced thrust along with an asymmetric thrust plume ultimately requiring a longer burn in order to compensate.
Despite this, the FAA released a statement confirming that they will not be requiring an investigation at this time. Some argue this comes in stark contrast to the treatment SpaceX has received regarding recent groundings and delays.
Full article here - thespacebucket.com/the-faa-has-decided-it-wont-investigate-vulcans-anomaly
For more space-related content check out - thespacebucket.com
Credit:
SpaceX - youtube.com/c/SpaceX
ULA - youtube.com/user/UnitedLaunchAlliance
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:34 - No Investigation Necessary
5:14 - Vulcan's SRB Anomaly
