philz@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-21 year agoThe First Images of Titan Submersible being brought ashorei.imgur.comimagemessage-square60fedilinkarrow-up138arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up138arrow-down1imageThe First Images of Titan Submersible being brought ashorei.imgur.comphilz@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square60fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarekiwifoxtrot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-21 year agoBoth titanium support rings were recovered intact. These are what bonded the carbon fiber hull to the titanium ends. There isn’t any evidence of carbon fiber still attached in the photos/ videos of the debris. Edit: more photos
minus-squareSpandex_Nightmare@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoSo the front AND the back fell off? Is that normal?
minus-squaresp00nix@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoDoesn’t matter, it happened outside of the environment.
minus-squarecryball@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoFrom your link it seems that even the front titanium hemisphere is still relatively intact.
Both titanium support rings were recovered intact. These are what bonded the carbon fiber hull to the titanium ends. There isn’t any evidence of carbon fiber still attached in the photos/ videos of the debris.
Edit: more photos
So the front AND the back fell off? Is that normal?
Doesn’t matter, it happened outside of the environment.
From your link it seems that even the front titanium hemisphere is still relatively intact.