Starship is a key part of NASA’s crewed lunar missions, and with government support, SpaceX is pushing its new experimental rocket to the limit.
    • Gazumi@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      10 months ago

      He’s using the same strategy with the app formerly known as Twitter. Only there, he’s really testing every wrong path.

      • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        10 months ago

        Rocketry is kinda different. Testing to failure can be very useful, and if you have the resources to throw at it repeatedly, can let you iterate much faster.

        You can only pick two:

        • speed
        • quality
        • cost

        NASA usually picks quality… and nothing else. SpaceX picked speed and quality.