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0 pointsXorNot9mo ago0 comments

X-ray weld inspection is standard in the pipe fitting industry. Even with automation you wouldn't bet your rocket on "probably okay".

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timschmidt9mo ago

Pipelines still break from time to time.

goku129mo ago

These tests are applicable only to manufacturing or service-time defects. Pipelines can still break in the dynamic environment of spaceflight. Such problems are design problems, not manufacturing defects.

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0 pointsXorNot9mo ago0 comments

X-ray weld inspection is standard in the pipe fitting industry. Even with automation you wouldn't bet your rocket on "probably okay".

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timschmidt9mo ago

Pipelines still break from time to time.

goku129mo ago

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