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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Not that I disagree that NASA isn't safety conscious, but I've recently watched a video about the challenge disaster which seemingly could easily have been avoided if they had listened to the weather concerns or redesigned their solid boosters after issues were observed in the first place. I guess in that case they just got too complacent.

[–] aido 9 points 1 year ago

That decision was made on a different level, though, and was largely political.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Every policy is written in blood.

[–] 1847953620 3 points 1 year ago

menstrual blood, sometimes

[–] Dkarma 2 points 1 year ago

I thought you were going to say adjust their tampon supply estimates and then something about mankind and hell in a cell...