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I am happy that Boeing finally seems to put vehicle and crew safety into mind. Although I'm still stunned that they got down to 1h into the launch countdown, wh
by mattashii 5y ago
I am happy that Boeing finally seems to put vehicle and crew safety into mind. Although I'm still stunned that they got down to 1h into the launch countdown, when I compare that to e.g. SpaceX then I can't really blame them: You can only fix problems that you know of, and noticing them can be difficult. SpaceX notably blew up one of their test capsules due to a sticky valve; Boeing noticed their valve problem without the vehicle blowing up.
Yes, this is an apples-to-oranges comparison, but it shows that at least they now take vehicle quality very seriously, to the point of delaying the launch (as compared to them previously launching a vehicle with code that wasn't integration tested)