buh [she/her] to news • 4 months agoBoeing's Starliner astronauts could return on SpaceX capsule in Feb 2025, NASA saysexternal-linkmessage-square26 fedilinkarrow-up154
arrow-up154external-linkBoeing's Starliner astronauts could return on SpaceX capsule in Feb 2025, NASA saysbuh [she/her] to news • 4 months agomessage-square26 Commentsfedilink
minus-squaresomeone [comrade/them, they/them]hexbear4·4 months agoThe Starliner program has been notorious for relying heavily on computer simulations, instead of doing the "hardware-rich" testing that SpaceX is famous for and which was also the norm in the 1960s NASA culture. link
minus-squaresomeone [comrade/them, they/them]hexbear1·4 months agoYeah, it was the Saturn V "pogoing" problem. It really is amazing that spaceflight is even possible given the engineering challenges. link
The Starliner program has been notorious for relying heavily on computer simulations, instead of doing the "hardware-rich" testing that SpaceX is famous for and which was also the norm in the 1960s NASA culture.
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Yeah, it was the Saturn V "pogoing" problem. It really is amazing that spaceflight is even possible given the engineering challenges.