VECTORING, IMU DESTROYED LLV-1
The Aug. 15 loss of the Lockheed Launch Vehicle was caused by failure of the first-stage thrust-vectoring system and of the Litton inertial measurement unit, according to a contractor team investigation board. Although the thrust-vectoring system failed first, either problem would have destroyed the...
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