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we've come a long way from "failure is not an option". this is typical musk spin. of course we can't be afraid to fail, but that isn't what happened here. cata
by nikofeyn 7y ago
we've come a long way from "failure is not an option".
this is typical musk spin. of course we can't be afraid to fail, but that isn't what happened here. catastrophic failures should not be considered "oh well" situations. move fast and break things isn't a design and engineering approach worth subscribing to. i'd appreciate a more measured response from spaceX. the quote "Not much to worry about here" from spaceX is pretty annoying. a less dismissive tone would be better, because from my point of view, they just had a pretty large and expensive failure. that's bothersome from someone getting a ton of public funding.
a response of "we take failures very seriously" rather than basically "yea, that'll happen" would be more professional.
- pdonis 7y agoIf you don't own any SpaceX stock and aren't planning on flying on one of their spaceships when the time comes, why do you care?
- laichzeit0 7y agoHow, exactly, would one own SpaceX stock?
- babesh 7y agohttps://www.baronfunds.com/product-detail https://www.baronfunds.com/product-detail One of the Baron Funds invested in SpaceX.
- missosoup 7y agoWhat are you talking about. All of the major advances in aerospace happened due to iterating fast and having a culture that accepts failure as a necessary step in innovation.
- s_y_n_t_a_x 7y agoIt's not a catastrophic failure, it's a failed pressure test. The pressure exceeded the structural limit and it popped, now they know. You don't say your MVP is a catastrophic failure because it failed a stress test, you learn, optimize, and advance on. Feel free to give everyone advice on how to never fail a test that is designed to either pass or fail. I don't see how or why you're annoyed with their "tone". Your entire comment seems petty in the scheme of space exploration.
- nitrogen 7y agoWould you call this wing test of an airplane a large and expensive failure? https://youtu.be/Ai2HmvAXcU0?t=2m24s https://youtu.be/Ai2HmvAXcU0?t=2m24s
- gpm 7y ago> this is typical musk spin Note that this was said at a conference before the unscheduled disassembly... the timing is coincidence not spin.