tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36913768.post1010202407841081585..comments2024-03-28T23:08:14.827-07:00Comments on Unreasonable Rocket: Spacex and Hardware is hard.Paul Breedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11024641086551653462noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36913768.post-19748929680187834402008-08-06T07:27:00.000-07:002008-08-06T07:27:00.000-07:00Hardware never gets easy, technological change see...Hardware never gets easy, technological change sees to that! I've been building rockets and spacecraft for about 40 years now and you always get unexpected or at least, unforeseen failures. Hopefully you don't get the same failure twice! That suggests incompetence.<BR/><BR/>People from all walks of life will achieve spaceflight and they will enjoy the success. It's easy to criticize, not so easy to go out there and do things. More power to those that try.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36913768.post-11183098654682613862008-08-05T13:08:00.000-07:002008-08-05T13:08:00.000-07:00They call it hardware for a reason. :) That's what...They call it hardware for a reason. :) That's what drew me to software. Then I realized that you can't make rockets and spacecraft out of software.<BR/><BR/>Totally true. And as for SpaceX, well, I watched every second of it, but unfortunately for me my time zone's UTC+1. So I was watching solidly from the start until the video feed cut, then waited about two hours to hear more news.<BR/><BR/>But Elon Musk is a great guy, and I'm sure SpaceX will succeed. Heck, they're launching again in a few months.jatkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14576224373432279373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36913768.post-79370903267022777762008-08-05T11:12:00.000-07:002008-08-05T11:12:00.000-07:00Not sure there's anything unique about Musk or any...Not sure there's anything unique about Musk or any other celebrity CEO which any underling couldn't do, given the same connections.heroineworshipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441970270714146188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36913768.post-19191746399173896402008-08-05T11:07:00.000-07:002008-08-05T11:07:00.000-07:00But if you can simulate a failure you saw in hardw...But if you can simulate a failure you saw in hardware, that's a combination that can't be beat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36913768.post-5385053782087858822008-08-05T05:57:00.000-07:002008-08-05T05:57:00.000-07:00So very true. Paper and simulation are nice but un...So very true. Paper and simulation are nice but until you build it, it is all just guesswork.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com