How to stuff-up a Spacecraft

[NeoNSX]

This happened Sep.6 2003... so it's recent.

I guess this accident is coming out of someone's pay cheque.


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<I>The mishap was caused because 24 bolts were missing from a fixture in the “turn over cart”. Two errors occurred. First, technicians from another satellite program that uses the same type of “turn over cart” removed the 24 bolts from the NOAA cart on September 4 without proper documentation...</I>

Read the full report + more photos here:
http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=10299


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[Kaz]

Shoot I hear its a 230 Million dollar mistake!!

Thats one hell of a deduction from your paycheck!

 

[PHOEN$X]

Oops! I'm guessing that heads are going to topple (pun intended).

 

[Taj]

I don't see any problem launching it with the mission unique payload fairing.