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…part of an insulation panel ripped away, and the first Centaur flight test failed. “Taming liquid hydrogen… has turned out to be more difficult than anyone supposed at the outset,” said Homer Newell, NASA’s Director of Space Sciences. “All the years of preparation for a launch come down to the push of a button. If it goes up you are a hero. If it doesn’t, you’re a goat,” said Joe Nieberding to Dawson & Bowles. Ehricke's title was changed from Vice President-Centaur to Director of Advanced Studies. Some said he was "the goat." However... |