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Yes. Also, even actual space ship launches are done when there is the largest margin for error, and so the best chance of success. Not "whenever it's ready"
by makeitdouble 4y ago
Yes. Also, even actual space ship launches are done when there is the largest margin for error, and so the best chance of success. Not "whenever it's ready"
- zinekeller 4y agoA literal example of this is that US Space Shuttles are never launched nor land (except if there was an emergency) on the last and first weeks of a year, and until 2007/2008 (where the software was meticulously tested and fixed in summer of 2007) missions are scheduled to avoid December 31 and January 1 in space. This is a precaution against year-end rollover (YERO) bugs (https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=2699091&page=1 https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=2699091&page=1).