Did North Korea underestimate Max Q?
Submit on Monday, April 16th, 2012 22:59
Two reports claim that the recent failure of North Korea’s Unha-3 rocket was caused by structural damage to the vehicle’s third stage. This would classify it as a typical Max-Q-failure (i.e. it occurred near the maximum of the dynamic pressure exerted upon the rocket during acceleration).
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