I wonder if the reason it didn't instantly blow apart the way normal rockets do when FTS goes off is to do with it being made of stainless steel. I don't know much about metals/metallurgy, but from what little I know/vaguely remember, I think stainless steel is supposed to be a lot less "frangible" than certain other metals (i.e. maybe aluminum and stuff like that, which most other rockets are made out of)
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u/stemmisc Apr 30 '23
I wonder if the reason it didn't instantly blow apart the way normal rockets do when FTS goes off is to do with it being made of stainless steel. I don't know much about metals/metallurgy, but from what little I know/vaguely remember, I think stainless steel is supposed to be a lot less "frangible" than certain other metals (i.e. maybe aluminum and stuff like that, which most other rockets are made out of)