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I hope NASA did an inspection. I'd be terrified to fly into space on Boeing
I mean there was just a helium leak they detected like a month ago, causing a delay and decided wasn't worth taking the whole thing apart to fix, just send it.
Helium leaks all the time, it's a very small molecule that is very hard to contain. ULA and SpaceX have flown with worse.
Besides, helium leaks make radio chatter way more entertaining.
It's not like a door or anything
Of course NASA did an inspection. Their name is on the mission.
I suppose this is only a helium leak which isn't exactly a major issue. It's not good mind, but I doubt it'll cause catastrophic system failure.
That will come from elsewhere.
ikr that was my first thought: "I hope they survive."
No shit they can't even get a 747 right
Nah, 747 is largely okay, itβs from the era when Boeing was run by engineers and most of the design flaws have been resolved. The stuff to worry about is what theyβve been designing since merging with McDonnell-Douglas and the finance people took charge. They seem to be cutting corners everywhere to try to boost that Wall Street share price, and theyβre paying the piper now.
Imagine the choice... either SpaceX or Boeing. Don't know which company skips on quality assurance more.
This is unfair to say. I hate Musk as much as the next guy. But SpaceX engineers are superb.
Haven't said anything about engineers. But they have the same boss who keeps talking about impossible things and firing people to justify his bonuses.
They have a team to keep that boss at bay.
The day SpaceX has issues like Boeing, I'll believe you.
They have a team to keep that boss at bay.
That team's name? Gwynne Shotwell.
There you have it :)
They do have issues. It's just Musk saying that's what we wanted and everyone believes him.
I don't listen to that Musk has to say about the SpaceX issues.
I'd rather listen to the actual engineers working on the missions.
Well reality of the situation is that they had so many issues lately. Be it because of Musk's stupidity or just regular old cockiness
Where are these issues reported?
I've only heard about Boeing's as of lately.
But maybe that's because of the hivemind.
I read it on the news. Engine exploded recently. Starship's launch was riddled with malfunctions, etc.
Can you link one article reporting an engine malfunction? Everything I find is about a successful test flight. But then I spent 30 seconds.
Sure.
Thanks! That video was wild.
No problem. Indeed fireball was quite the sight.
That's a pretty low-quality article. They couldn't even get the location right, despite quoting a tweet from NSF with the correct location.
SpaceX has yet to provide an update on the explosion, which took place at its Boca Chica Starbase facilities in southern Texas.
NASASpaceflight wrote, βThe raptor testing stand at McGregor experienced an anomaly a few moments ago."
If the author can't tell the difference between SpaceX's Boca Chica and McGregor facilities, I'm not sure they should can be trusted to report on the situation accurately.
One of the purposes of the engine test stands at McGregor is to push the engines to the limit and see what happens, so that such failures don't occur at Boca Chica.
Ah, denial, the ultimate power of a Musk fan. Why is it so hard for you people to accept anything that guy does is not best of the best? Everyone makes mistakes. Half of the problem Tesla has is not admitting they have problems be it shitty "full self driving" or panel alignment and others. Musk says no water is needed for Starship launch, all of the cult praises him for clairvoyance, launch demolishes their launch pad and nature's reserve surrounding it. And people forget about it or claim that's the way it's suppose to be.
This approach of yours tells me no one can have a rational and productive conversation with you unless it's in a praise of Musk. Sure, they got the location wrong. Does that mean engine didn't blow up? Mr. "pretty confident next year"β’ is unable to get things right with insider information only he has access to. Here's another source. So what now? Do we still deny?
Does that mean engine didnβt blow up?
I never said the engine didn't blow up. I just said that it isn't a major concern for the Starship program as a whole.
Cheers mate, have a good day.
It was fun to watch. I woke up early, had an "oh fuck, are they actually launching today? is that at canaveral or vandenburg? can I hop in the car and make the launch? aw fuck canaveral" moment this morning. Instead the cats and I watched on youtube.
Instinctively read this as ... "screwed" Boeing Starliner ...
You know... The star liner has issues... https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/05/nasa-and-boeing-are-getting-comfortable-launching-starliner-with-a-known-leak/
And the copilot's job on the flight is to keep the finger on the helium leak, or what?
Honestly... If you look in the news... It's not faring well
https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/1/24169334/boeing-starliner-launch-livestream-how-to-watch
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/boeing-starliner-launch-first-piloted-test-flight-space/
