Ma Yilong's Falcon 9 failed to recover, but the staff at Sky Fork continued to eat and drink, casually rolling out another Falcon 9 to blow up once more.
When CZ-6R's recovery from the Eighth Institute failed, the chief engineer led a self-critique—though he actually didn't.
The top priority for everyone was still to find the cause, and just 12 hours later, they discovered the issue:
Good news: Sensor 01B was actually fine, and the quality inspection passed.
Bad news: It was a false alarm from the control system, a problem much bigger than a single sensor.
But for the Sixth Institute, this was entirely good news. The YF100K performed flawlessly during this long-duration multi-ignition mission. They bore no responsibility and it meant that their "recklessness" was also a success; they had conquered the technology for reusable engines in record time.
Tang Weitian: (•̀ω•́)y.
He Tang: /(ㄒoㄒ)/~~
