philz@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agoThe First Images of Titan Submersible being brought ashorei.imgur.comimagemessage-square52fedilinkarrow-up1231arrow-down16file-textcross-posted to: worldnews@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1225arrow-down1imageThe First Images of Titan Submersible being brought ashorei.imgur.comphilz@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square52fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: worldnews@lemmy.ml
minus-squarekiwifoxtrot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·edit-22 years 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-up4·2 years agoSo the front AND the back fell off? Is that normal?
minus-squaresp00nix@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 years agoDoesn’t matter, it happened outside of the environment.
minus-squarecryball@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years 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.