That’s why most agencies and space organisations hace rigorious theoretical testing to minimize any and all potential risks.
Been like this since early nasa.
JakeEaton on
“two consecutive full-stack flights, Flight 7 and Flight 8, failed during stage separation. That’s not fast learning. That’s failing to fix a known issue”
They have no idea what they are talking about. F7 and F8 didn’t fail during stage separation. Stage separation has gone remarkably well on all flights.
It wasn’t a known issue, both flights had two separate causes of failure.
It’s a technical subject, so the technicalities really matter. This is just badly researched nonsense.
They got the headline correct though, Space is hard AF.
halo_ninja on
Wow 6 minutes and already over 10 comments. Surely everyone read the article!
Feeling_Actuator_234 on
Who said otherwise? Who needs to be taught so?
PsychologicalBike on
And this is aiming to be a rapidly reusable rocket which is still considered impossible by most observers. The margins are already so tight with getting to orbit, making it rapidly reusable is multiplying one of the most complex challenges by an almost impossible challenge.
A rapidly reusable rocket able to launch over 100 tonnes to orbit for under ten million dollars is almost at fusion energy levels of difficulty. When they’re at (or even beyond) the bleeding edge of what’s physically possible, I think some leniency towards struggles is called for.
Zero_Travity on
Luckily NASA is about to be gutted so that will surely help all space programs along.
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“test flight setbacks”.
That’s a weird way to spell “explosions”.
That’s why most agencies and space organisations hace rigorious theoretical testing to minimize any and all potential risks.
Been like this since early nasa.
“two consecutive full-stack flights, Flight 7 and Flight 8, failed during stage separation. That’s not fast learning. That’s failing to fix a known issue”
They have no idea what they are talking about. F7 and F8 didn’t fail during stage separation. Stage separation has gone remarkably well on all flights.
It wasn’t a known issue, both flights had two separate causes of failure.
It’s a technical subject, so the technicalities really matter. This is just badly researched nonsense.
They got the headline correct though, Space is hard AF.
Wow 6 minutes and already over 10 comments. Surely everyone read the article!
Who said otherwise? Who needs to be taught so?
And this is aiming to be a rapidly reusable rocket which is still considered impossible by most observers. The margins are already so tight with getting to orbit, making it rapidly reusable is multiplying one of the most complex challenges by an almost impossible challenge.
A rapidly reusable rocket able to launch over 100 tonnes to orbit for under ten million dollars is almost at fusion energy levels of difficulty. When they’re at (or even beyond) the bleeding edge of what’s physically possible, I think some leniency towards struggles is called for.
Luckily NASA is about to be gutted so that will surely help all space programs along.