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I wish that the problem were money alone. In the 60s, they were pushing to get things out and accepted risk levels that today we would consider intolerable. T
by btilly 6y ago
I wish that the problem were money alone.
In the 60s, they were pushing to get things out and accepted risk levels that today we would consider intolerable.
Today we've developed a cost-plus contracting approach plus insane safety and success standards that mean it is almost impossible to actually get anything done. With one notable exception - SpaceX.
Just throwing money into Boeing and Lockheed these days would generate profits for them, but not a lot of science for us. We need to change culture as well.
- melling 6y agoThat’s why I’ve been arguing for over a decade that we should use more robotics and unmanned missions. I remember someone on HN telling me several years ago that Virgin Galactic would be back quickly.