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That the Apollo program had launch delays too, it probably should have had more to prevent things like the Apollo 1 fire that killed the crew. For example, htt
by boomboomsubban 4y ago
That the Apollo program had launch delays too, it probably should have had more to prevent things like the Apollo 1 fire that killed the crew.
For example, https://www.edn.com/apollo-16-launches-after-month-long-delay-april-16-1972/ https://www.edn.com/apollo-16-launches-after-month-long-dela...
Plus NASA was much more tolerant of failure back then. The first Apollo mission failed and the program continued. If this launch fails, it could set back this program by years or more.
- panick21_ 4y agoIf this first launch failed, it might actually make the program faster because it would allow NASA with some support form Congress to kill these dumb programs and free up the budget for smarter things.