« Reply #4 on: August 04, 2015, 02:29:55 AM »
Wow, of all the times I have flown a SSMS mission I have never seen a failure, I thought the whole process was 'on rails' so to speak. Like I know you can shut the fuel cells down and get consequences but I didnt know things would actually fail on their own from normal use.
I thought there were no random failures built into the program and I would suspect that this isn't the result of a "random" failure but more likely the result of a pilot (astronaut) error. Its been a while, but I recall being able to simulate some failures by incorrect procedures (ex. putting a switch in the wrong position). There are some procedures that will halt the program if performed incorrectly. However, I have found some incorrect procedures that will permit the program to continue and will result in a warning light/message.
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