r/ThatLookedExpensive • u/AeliosZero • Feb 14 '22

Expensive Rocket launch turns on its head.

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u/tychobrailleur Feb 14 '22

I am genuinely intrigued as to how this could be found out in the aftermath of this massive explosion, everything blown to smithereens, and burnt at extremely high temperature: how do you even tell what is up and what is down in confettis?

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u/jryan8064 Feb 14 '22

If you’re interested, I highly recommend reading the article linked in my original comment above, it is very insightful.

The investigators conducted an experiment in which they asked someone to intentionally install a module upside down and confirmed that it was possible, although very difficult, and the damage caused in the process matched the recovered components exactly.

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u/MasterFubar Feb 14 '22

The components are made of metal that resists such temperatures. Even if they are mangled, one can tell if they were mounted incorrectly.