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There's an old quote that seems applicable here: "It's better to be on the ground wishing you were in the air, than to be in the air wishing you were on the gr
by trothamel 10y ago
There's an old quote that seems applicable here:
"It's better to be on the ground wishing you were in the air, than to be in the air wishing you were on the ground."
- agumonkey 10y agoWise.
- evanb 10y ago"A good rule for rocket experimenters to follow is this: always assume that it will explode" -- Astronautics, issue 38, Oct 1937
- trothamel 10y agoSince I'm embarrassed by how many votes this is getting without any citation, I'll just point out that I probably first learned about it from something Tory Bruno (CEO of ULA, the company that launches the Atlas and Delta rockets) said, seen here: https://twitter.com/spaceflightnow/status/776854635055284224 https://twitter.com/spaceflightnow/status/776854635055284224 This morning, it was posted by Doug Wheelock: https://twitter.com/Astro_Wheels/status/832972785152573441 https://twitter.com/Astro_Wheels/status/832972785152573441 It appears to be said by many people before them, in different forms - I can't find any information about who first coined the phrase.