Space is hard. There is no excuse for pretending it's easy

3 points by throw0101b 3 days ago | 2 comments
  • pfdietz 3 days ago
    Falcon 9 was a whole lot easier than the conventional wisdom and cost models said it was.
    • bell-cot 2 days ago
      True.

      Some teams can actually deliver a complex {piece of software, CPU design, rocket, whatever} that meets a very demanding spec. But >99% of teams can't. And no amount of corporate BS can change that fact.