Divers recover the Ares I-X booster. Credit: NASA, via Spaceflightnow.com
The damage seen on the Ares I-X booster occurred as a result of parachute failure, which caused the rocket to impact the water harder than expected. Ares I-X manager Bob Ess briefed reporters today on the preliminary data from Wednesday's test flight of NASA new rocket, and said the parachute failure was not a significant event. "The damage we see is analogous to when there has been parachute failure on the space shuttle boosters, but actually the parachute guys were ecstatic overall and are not worried about it," Ess said. "This is all part of doing a test flight, so team is still very elated. The fact that the parachute team has something interesting to go work makes them excited. The damage was all collateral because of the parachute." He also touched on the "tumbling" of the second stage, and their findings on thrust oscillation for the vehicle.
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