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Re:Starliner faced “catastrophic” failure before software bu... by geerlingguy on Thursday February 06, 2020 @09:54PM (#22262849)
Ah so just the fact that Boeing has been around for half a century doesn't absolve them from being subject to safety reviews? Nice to see some sense.
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Re:Starliner faced “catastrophic” failure before software bu... by pstuart on Thursday February 06, 2020 @11:37PM (#22263262)
It's McDonnell-Douglas with a Boeing name -- beancounters run the show now.
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Re:Starliner faced “catastrophic” failure before software bu... by webpaymentsguy on Friday February 07, 2020 @03:19AM (#22264124)
You put a very disappointing feeling into words. Such a shame.
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Re:Starliner faced “catastrophic” failure before software bu... by rflrob on Friday February 07, 2020 @02:38AM (#22263936)
Well, their CEO also doesn’t go on podcasts and smoke pot. Not that I think that’s necessarily a better or worse sign that SpaceX is or is not safe than a CEO drinking moderately in public, but we are prudish about these things in the States.
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