Rockets were an iterative process of gradual and revolutionary improvements that made engines you would actually be willing to put a person or nuclear warhead o

Rockets were an iterative process of gradual and revolutionary improvements that made engines you would actually be willing to put a person or nuclear warhead on top of. Remember that the “build” phase of software is relatively instantaneous. The design phase is the only part anyone sees anymore. (The heroes who wove the Apollo ROM were examples of actual program builders). Making the Saturn V static test rocket was heavily design work slowed by manufacturing. Making Apollo 11 was a process of knowing mostly what was needed and building it from start to finish.