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It's a great example. The only reason these factors clearly outweigh the positives is because the benefit of hindsight. Or do you imagine the brightest minds of
by darkerside 6y ago
It's a great example. The only reason these factors clearly outweigh the positives is because the benefit of hindsight. Or do you imagine the brightest minds of NASA just weren't thinking clearly for decades?
The killer feature of the shuttle was supposed to be the cost savings from being able to make multiple trips using the same equipment (sound familiar?). It turned out not to be a feasible solution from a technical cost standpoint, but if people can't clearly estimate the cost of adding a new feature to a website, I totally believe would have been indistinguishable from a good idea at the time.
- pdonis 6y ago> It turned out not to be a feasible solution from a technical cost standpoint The shuttle turned out not to be a feasible solution because it was loaded down with other requirements that had nothing to do with the killer feature you describe. A key one was the requirement from the US Air Force that the shuttle have enough cross range capability to be launched into a polar orbit and then return to the launch site after one orbit [1]. That was what drove costs up to the point where the shuttle wasn't feasible any more in terms of the killer feature. [1] https://history.nasa.gov/sts1/pages/scota.html https://history.nasa.gov/sts1/pages/scota.html