the end sections of the hull, after being machined down to length, left these pieces behind, which show evidence of delamination. on the right, they put a bright light behind it and you can see it all the way through. very bad!

@tubetime what the hell

@tubetime They were probably thinking when has a failed O-ring ever been the weak point that led to the catastrophic failure of a hugely expensive vehicle while carrying a civilian to an extreme environment where only a tiny few humans can afford to visit?

@tubetime this "conical" groove means the o-ring will expand in it under pressure and prevent it from being watertight enough, or is it just me?

Not only this requires a tool entry hole that adds a point of failure, but a simpler straight groove might have been much better for watertightness, right?

Who designed that? Looks like they didnt even do basic homework on this.