Published at The Space review, act 2 !

[Archibald]

Archibald did it again. Second article after my entry on suborbital refueling.

The Space Review: The cloth of doom: The weird, doomed ride of Ariane Flight 36

Ariane flight 36 miserable failure, February 22 1990.
Of cloth, earthquake and Murphy law...
Jeff Foust is a nice fellow, and it was a quick but fun writting. Bracing myself for round 3 and 4.
Related to ATM-B (3) and libration points (4).

 

[Archibald]

This failure has been on my mind since 25 years when I red it in a science magazine for kids (Science et vie Junior) "le chiffon d'Ariane" and laughed like an idiot. The background of the failure however I gradually discovered it and my mind was just blown. The entire story is a monument of absurdness (Albert Camus would have loved it) and a tribute to Hanlon and Murphy laws.

 

[galgot]

Congrats Sir

 

[Grey Havoc]

Seconded!

 

[Foo Fighter]

Very nicely done, Sir. You have indeed done bloody good.

 

[Archibald]

Many thanks folks !