Re: Thanks for raping NASA budget...

Thanks for raping NASA budget... (Score: 1)

by entropy@pipedot.org on 2014-10-29 03:16 (#2TRS)

Now we can't even get a rocket into space. Perhaps we can pay Russia to do it for us?

Re: Thanks for raping NASA budget... (Score: 2, Informative)

by kwerle@pipedot.org on 2014-10-29 03:39 (#2TRT)

Now we can't even get a rocket into space. Perhaps we can pay Russia to do it for us?

Right - because they're batting 1000.

Seriously - space flight is going private; there are going to be failures. There are reasons folks compare things to 'rocket science.'

Uh - claimer, I guess: I used to work in aerospace (nearly 30 years ago), with engineers on the space shuttle main engines.

Re: Thanks for raping NASA budget... (Score: 2, Insightful)

by engblom@pipedot.org on 2014-10-29 09:34 (#2TRW)

If Orbital Science would have been truely developing this rocket, I would agree with you. However they bought 40 years old Russian rocket engines that has been stored for all these years somewhere. They are merely "gluing together" pieces and the quality control is upon those delivering each piece, for example the Russians for the engine.

With something as difficult as "rocket science" you need to have more control over the process rather than outsourcing everything hoping to get good stuff.

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