The complexity of adding a remote man it the loop creates way more room for error than running a timer. They just fucked up plain and simple.

This is like saying that because the airplane crashed because the wing was incorrectly designed and popped off, everyone should fly biplanes...

> This is like saying that because the airplane crashed because the wing > was incorrectly designed and popped off, everyone should fly biplanes...

We do that. Not with the wings, but with the engines. When jetliner engines were less reliable, we required 3 or more engines on flights that included long sections without passing near an airport (mostly transoceanic flights). Now that some engines are more reliable, we have ETOPS certifications for jetliners using two high-reliablility engines. And yes, there still are two, because no matter how reliable the engines may be, one _may_ fail.

What is backing up that CST-100 timer?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ETOPS

The man-related launch vehicle worked flawlessly. This was a capsule failure. They’re built by different entities.

It did reach orbit. They're just not at the orbit they want to be at.