llamacoffee@lemmy.worldM to Spaceflight@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 month agoNASA chief will make the final decision on how Starliner crew flies homearstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up121arrow-down10
arrow-up121arrow-down1external-linkNASA chief will make the final decision on how Starliner crew flies homearstechnica.comllamacoffee@lemmy.worldM to Spaceflight@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squareintensely_human@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 month agoYes. I’m a big fan of SpaceX, but I only feel sadness at this Starliner debacle. We really, really need competition in the important things.
minus-squareWolfLink@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 month agoOr the approach of a well-funded NASA where they over engineer everything. Not that their track record was perfect, but it’s certainly a better approach than the race to the bottom that business competition brings.
Yes. I’m a big fan of SpaceX, but I only feel sadness at this Starliner debacle.
We really, really need competition in the important things.
Or the approach of a well-funded NASA where they over engineer everything. Not that their track record was perfect, but it’s certainly a better approach than the race to the bottom that business competition brings.