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New comment by quasistasis in "Artemis II is not safe to fly"

quasistasis — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 20:07:17 +0000

That's a fair way to put it. Though I know people who honestly believe the mantraof trust, to the exclusion of data.

New comment by quasistasis in "Artemis II is not safe to fly"

quasistasis — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:04:15 +0000

If you want to be precise, sure. But most people don't make a distinction between AVCOAT 5026-39/HC-G and just AVCOAT 5026-39/HC and then AVCOAT 5026-39.

The key is that there's no honeycomb providing key structural support to the "honey."

New comment by quasistasis in "Artemis II is not safe to fly"

quasistasis — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:06:58 +0000

The astronauts are cool with it. They are basically brainwashed to rationalize exceptional trust in all of the people and components so that they are able to focus on the task at hand.

New comment by quasistasis in "Artemis II is not safe to fly"

quasistasis — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:05:02 +0000

Camarda isnt an outlier. Lots of people left that project after the Experimental Flight Test, which was done with the honeycomb (making Avcoat truly Avcoat) in 2014. Without Avcoat, spalling was inevitable and breakoff, oh yeah.

The design change by LM, not commentedkn by Textron is like. a beehive with no honeycomb-a crystallized block of honey.

i'll take the structural support of honeycomb any day.

It's a normalization of deviance. That is what Charlie is bringing voice to. Many of us fear reprisals and even when talking to heads of, like with Columbia, we are ignored.

So, Charlie is a voice of many people, not an outlier.

New comment by quasistasis in "Artemis II is not safe to fly"

quasistasis — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:00:11 +0000

The heatshield is not quite Avcoat. It is missing the crucial honeycomb that gives it structural integrity. I worked on EFT-1. It's test flight was gorgeous (2014). LM decided to remove the honeycomb. It is like a beehive with no honeycomb.

I changed projects bc it was obvious to that the risk was substantial, long befor Artemis was called Artemis, people said this.

New comment by quasistasis in "Artemis II is not safe to fly"

quasistasis — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 08:56:32 +0000

It's not actually Avcoat. It was changed by LM. Thw honeycomb was removed. Imagine a beehive with no honeycomb and a slop of honey is what you have. Crystallized/solid honey, but honey never the less.