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Startship is a huge deal in the industry. It does everything that the Space Shuttles used to, and a lot more besides. The focus on it is entirely justified AFA
by zozbot234 2y ago
Startship is a huge deal in the industry. It does everything that the Space Shuttles used to, and a lot more besides. The focus on it is entirely justified AFAICT.
- nicce 2y agoIt doesn’t justify bypassing safety regulation checks
- flanked-evergl 2y agoMind citing?
- nicce 2y agoNormally, when a vehicle like this crashes, there is an inspection. Historically there have been and they have been finished normally. It was started also this time: https://www.fox7austin.com/news/faa-spacex-starship-explosion https://www.fox7austin.com/news/faa-spacex-starship-explosio... E.g. in 2023 such inspection lasted around 5 months and "63 corrective actions the company "must take to prevent mishap reoccurrence"" was stated by FFA. https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/faa-closes-spacex-starship-mishap-investigation https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/faa-closes-spacex-starship-mish... However, this time, as the article states, it was suddenly "finished". Nothing. They wouldn't have time to conclude it properly.
- flanked-evergl 2y agoNot a citation of the claim you made.
- sumeno 2y agoIt doesn't do much other than rapid unscheduled disassemblies so far