Well if the issue in your company that QA has essentially been cut from the budget by reducing times so much that it no longer feasible. I would not send anyone anywhere in your equipment unless it is independently audited.

[–] IphtashuFitz 10 points 2 months ago

Make the Boeing CEO and other executives be the first human guinea pigs in this thing.

[–] wosat 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I suspect there is at least one engineer who voiced concerns months or years ago, was not listened to, and is now having an "I told you so" moment.

[–] dustyData 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

They've know about the helium leak for a month now but managers “did not consider it significant enough to stop the launch”. It's always incompetent managers.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago

Reminds me of Roger Boisjoly who desperately objected to launching space shuttle Challenger in cold weather. Managers struck again that day.

[–] Diplomjodler3 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Another chapter in the endless clown show.

[–] Rolando 34 points 2 months ago

Clowns are generally highly-skilled professionals who care about their audience. Please don't compare them to Boeing.

[–] kokesh 12 points 2 months ago

No one would expect that

[–] FilthyShrooms 4 points 2 months ago

Good thing too, we don't need a door plug raining down from orbit

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

But that taxpayer money keep flowing!

Any new dead whistleblowers?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

But that taxpayer money keep flowing

Not in this specific case. Starliner is a fixed-price contract, not cost-plus. Boeing is having to foot the bill for their own incompetence, and I'm all here for it!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Damn how did they botch that so bad? SpaceX effect?

[–] davetapley 3 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Boeing engineers traced the leak to a flange.

I expected software issues, maybe avionics, but a flange? How.

[–] MotoAsh 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

It's Boeing. Instead of making an aircraft that actually flew well, they designed an entire extra system that pretends to react like the plane doesn't react, and then that system FORCIBLY NOSEDIVES PLANES randomly.

I'm almost surprised it's not something more stupid.

[–] derf82 2 points 2 months ago

You misheard. It’s a problem with plange. Computer plange. Specifically snibbits.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

It's a helium leak. Helium has the capability to leak out of almost anything.