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szoszon | 2 years ago | on: SpaceX Starship rocket explodes minutes after launch from Texas

Vibration testing is a thing, you know.. I actually do a lot of work with it so..

szoszon | 2 years ago | on: SpaceX Starship rocket explodes minutes after launch from Texas

also, to test the software you don't need to launch the rocket, so I'm not sure why you even mention that..

szoszon | 2 years ago | on: SpaceX Starship rocket explodes minutes after launch from Texas

It's not even about putting the life of the pilots at risk - it's about cost. It's starting to look like the lack of flame diverter was a huge mistake that will cost a lot of money and time, how do you think this will affect the whole project? What if after they fix the launchpad, it gets destroyed again, simply because some other preventable failure? How many more of these "tests" can they have without going bankrupt?

szoszon | 2 years ago | on: SpaceX Starship rocket explodes minutes after launch from Texas

If they don't have the launchpad designed to not cause all of these issues, why do you think the rest is designed correctly?

szoszon | 2 years ago | on: SpaceX Starship rocket explodes minutes after launch from Texas

Have you heard of instances where airplanes failed due to something as basic as a nut or a screw not meeting the required specifications? It's difficult to trust the reliability of a rocket, which is largely based on statistics, when you're putting hundreds of people on it. How can we be certain that NASA/FAA and other organizations will permit such a risk?

szoszon | 2 years ago | on: SpaceX Starship rocket explodes minutes after launch from Texas

But you still need to do it for something like a rocket that is supposed to carry people in the future. In to long term, it's better to evaluate reliability of every component at the beginning, than do it after if fails.

szoszon | 2 years ago | on: SpaceX Starship rocket explodes minutes after launch from Texas

There was a lot of wrong with the launch from the start - failed engines, destroyed pad, parts of the rocket flying off during the start. Yes, it's amazing that it went for as far as it did, but there is no way they can fix all of it quickly.

szoszon | 2 years ago | on: SpaceX Starship rocket explodes minutes after launch from Texas

Yeah, that's why you engineer, and test before trying to launch something like that. There won't be any other attempt this year - I can bet my lunch money on this.

szoszon | 2 years ago | on: SpaceX Starship rocket explodes minutes after launch from Texas

If there are 5 more of these being built, how they will incorporate anything they learned during this failed attempt? Isn't that just a waste of money?

szoszon | 3 years ago | on: European Commission ask Nintendo to repair controllers

Oh, so it's not my poor motor skills, and fat fingers - it's the controller.

szoszon | 3 years ago | on: There's something off about LED bulbs

Try explaining to your wife that this ugly lamp that uses a regular bulb will be better for us in a long term :)

szoszon | 3 years ago | on: OpenAI faces complaint to FTC that seeks suspension of ChatGPT releases

I wonder how much of this attack on "AI" is directed by China. Slowing down AI development in the western world until they can catch up seems like a big win for China.

szoszon | 3 years ago | on: There's something off about LED bulbs

LED lights are unfortunately a big marketing scam. Remember when they promised that the will last up to 20 years? Well, when I renovated my house 5 years ago I installed LED lights over my kitchen island - they were so bright that you couldn't look directly at them and it was too hard to see somebody on the other side of the island.. This is no longer true - they are visibly dimmer. In a few more years they will probably have to be replaced.. The problem is that since they don't use bulbs, I will have to replace the whole fixture.. and the current lamps will end up in the trash. We're not going to save our environment this way.

szoszon | 3 years ago | on: NASA unveils new moon suit

I'm not sure if there really is any difference between milking the taxpayers by SpaceX or Boeing/ULA/NG/AR.