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> If you had the luxury of throwing away bridges or planes or space shuttles to test every possible circumstance, then I guess eventually the safety factor coul
by ajuc 5y ago
> If you had the luxury of throwing away bridges or planes or space shuttles to test every possible circumstance, then I guess eventually the safety factor could conceivably come down to 1.0, right? You would've satisfied yourself that nothing in the real world was not in your simulations?
Isn't that the main advantage Space X has over NASA?
- ghaff 5y agoIt's not really Space X vs. NASA. NASA doesn't build rockets. ULA is probably the relevant comparison. NASA's also not really into exploding rockets so saying Space X is about shaving safety factors is pretty simplistic.