Elon the Disaster
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glhs837
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You don't understand how iterative development and test works, do you? You could follow the NASA/Old Space development path. Where you never launch until you have close to 100% certainty that its all going to work. Using that method, Starship might never leave the pad. Virtually everything about it is pushing the boundaries of design and materials and without building and yes, blowing things up, your calculations would never have the best test of all. And money spent moving the design forward isn't wasted. And when it works, you will have the same sort of step change in launch that Falcon did. Even being partially reusable Falcon lowered launch costs significantly.
LightRoasted
If I may ...
For your consideration ...
There were many failures of rockets prior to the first manned rocket flights. What is amazing? You have to build a vehicle out of the lightest, easiest to put together components, then freeze it, expose it to explosive pressure, noise, shock waves, aerodynamic effects, and rapid acceleration. You have to do this in such a way that the ride is smooth and not-damaging to the human cargo. There is no other machine that mankind builds that goes through these extreme conditions, with these extreme requirements, with so little room for deviation.
The question is not why do rockets fail, the really amazing thing is that they don’t fail more often. With new designs and new ideas, SpaceX is pushing what were once considered insurmountable boundaries.
There were many failures of rockets prior to the first manned rocket flights. What is amazing? You have to build a vehicle out of the lightest, easiest to put together components, then freeze it, expose it to explosive pressure, noise, shock waves, aerodynamic effects, and rapid acceleration. You have to do this in such a way that the ride is smooth and not-damaging to the human cargo. There is no other machine that mankind builds that goes through these extreme conditions, with these extreme requirements, with so little room for deviation.
The question is not why do rockets fail, the really amazing thing is that they don’t fail more often. With new designs and new ideas, SpaceX is pushing what were once considered insurmountable boundaries.
gemma_rae
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Are you stupid or something?
Elon Musk to retired air traffic controllers: Please come back to work
Elon Musk, who has been tasked with leading the Department of Government Efficiency, is pleading for retired air traffic controllers to consider returning to work amid an ongoing, nationwide shortage of qualified air safety workers.
Elon Musk to retired air traffic controllers: Please come back to work
Musk wants retired air traffic controllers to return to their jobs amid a shortage of qualified professionals.
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The first one.
gemma_rae
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That's called "backpeddling".Are you stupid or something?
Elon Musk to retired air traffic controllers: Please come back to work
Elon Musk, who has been tasked with leading the Department of Government Efficiency, is pleading for retired air traffic controllers to consider returning to work amid an ongoing, nationwide shortage of qualified air safety workers.
Elon Musk to retired air traffic controllers: Please come back to work
Musk wants retired air traffic controllers to return to their jobs amid a shortage of qualified professionals.
- "There is a shortage of top notch air traffic controllers," Musk posted on X Thursday. "If you have retired, but are open to returning to work, please consider doing so."
gemma_rae
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Yes, you are stupid. It's actually fascinating how stupid you are!
Proof:
Yes, air traffic controllers in the United States must retire by age 56, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). However, the Transportation Secretary can exempt controllers with exceptional skills and experience until they are 61.
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He’s gonna have to start taking a bag of lunch to doge everyone.Oh no! Now he's only worth $300 Billion
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