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Aye, but their second stage and payload delivery have been fiercely reliable. That the client had a custom adapter seems perfect occam-bait in this case.
by andygates 9y ago
Aye, but their second stage and payload delivery have been fiercely reliable. That the client had a custom adapter seems perfect occam-bait in this case.
- JohnJamesRambo 9y agoOk so they have been fiercely reliable, so what? Fiercely reliable is not infallible. Then it is more likely that SpaceX is going along with a cover-up and the black eye and tarnished image coming from the loss of a billion dollar payload just to help out their customer's secrecy? That seems even more unbelievable and complicated than equipment failure.
- _Tev 9y agoHow does SpaceX get tarnished reputation out of this? Anyone who follows spaceflight at all recognizes their behavior as confirming "rocket operated nominally" scenario. Their FH introduction and previous failures (or even found pre-launch issues) show they are not afraid of standdowns/delays for the sake of future missions assurance.