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  • SpaceX: "How Not to Land an Orbital Class Booster" (landing crash reel)

    SpaceX's failures have been quite visible, especially during the early landing tests.

    Early on is the explosion of the F9-R Dev-1 landing test vehicle at their McGregor TX test center. A bad engine sensor triggered the self-destruct system.

    About 2/3 of the way in is the "Leaning Tower of ThaiCom" which danced all over the drone ship's deck in high seas, leaning because of a crushed shock absorber can in one leg.

    Dr. Mordrid
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    An elephant is a mouse built to government specifications.

    I carry a gun because I can't throw a rock 1,250 fps

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    Success through failure.
    “Inside every sane person there’s a madman struggling to get out”
    –The Light Fantastic, Terry Pratchett

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      Cut metal & fly vs. paralysis by analysis
      Dr. Mordrid
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      An elephant is a mouse built to government specifications.

      I carry a gun because I can't throw a rock 1,250 fps

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        "Technically it did land."
        I love that.
        Chuck
        秋音的爸爸

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          "There's a tremendous bias against taking risks. Everyone is trying to optimize their ass-covering."

          "Failure is an option here. If things are not failing, you are not innovating enough."
          Dr. Mordrid
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          An elephant is a mouse built to government specifications.

          I carry a gun because I can't throw a rock 1,250 fps

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          • #6
            IKR. Being open about the risks and what they learn from their failures is what makes them so great.
            Chuck
            秋音的爸爸

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