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[–] surph_ninja -3 points 1 day ago

SpaceX is a joke.

The faulty o-rings that caused the challenger explosion were due to the private partner failing to provide the part to specs. To be fair, NASA knew of the shitty o-rings, and proceeded with the launch anyway.