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I read an amazing quote online about any satelite company trying to create their own custom rocket to launch its satellite instead of using existing infrastruct
by thyrox 4y ago
I read an amazing quote online about any satelite company trying to create their own custom rocket to launch its satellite instead of using existing infrastructure.
The day they decide to get into that is the day they stop being a satelite company and become a rocket company instead. The person put in much more eloquent words so wish i could find that comment but its sounds similar to that.
- Tomte 4y agoSimilar: https://spacecraft.ssl.umd.edu/akins_laws.html https://spacecraft.ssl.umd.edu/akins_laws.html > 39. Any exploration program which "just happens" to include a new launch vehicle is, de facto, a launch vehicle program. > 39. (alternate formulation) The three keys to keeping a new human space program affordable and on schedule: > 1) No new launch vehicles. > 2) No new launch vehicles. > 3) Whatever you do, don't develop any new launch vehicles.
- thyrox 4y agoWow these are just excellent and even though it says spacecraft design most of them ring just as true for software design.. or maybe just true in general! This one really made me laugh :D > At the start of any design effort, the person who most wants to be team leader is least likely to be capable of it. What an excellent link, thanks for sharing. Definitely bookmarking this.