09-24-2024, 11:39 AM
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Join Date: May 2021
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Fantastic tour. (re-post - just accidentally posted same in the military aerospace thread)
Cape Canaveral Historic Launch Sites Visit
Thanks to Carl and the Cape Canaveral Space Force Museum, we get a very special visit of the cape's historic launch sites, and relive the pioneering days of the Space Race.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSxW2jHS87g
As shown in the video above, two adjacent diodes with metal cases shorted together from vibration during the Juno II launch which caused a guidance system failure. This accident is what established the requirement for all electronics to be conformal coated or potted.
Juno II Explosion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61A6cpSXsnA
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