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maxsolomon

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14. IOW, yes.

Reply to louis-t (Reply #13)

Mon Mar 9, 2020, 04:13 PM

Mar 2020

You think that someone at Boeing said "let's knowingly cut corners on Life Saftety" in a bespoke Space Capsule project for NASA - to help the bottom line.

Occam's Razor works strangely at your house.

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Boeing hit with 61 safety fixes for astronaut capsule [View all] left-of-center2012 Mar 2020 OP

Excuse me?!?! Jirel Mar 2020 #1

Because at Boeing, profit is more important than people. louis-t Mar 2020 #2

So... you're saying they deliberately did this? maxsolomon Mar 2020 #10

They have to make a profit. louis-t Mar 2020 #13

IOW, yes. maxsolomon Mar 2020 #14

I think Boeing's CEO, and CFO should be the test crew for the next launch. nt Xipe Totec Mar 2020 #3

A Fine Idea Sherman A1 Mar 2020 #4

If we put too many in the capsule it may blow up during launch and that would be... Xipe Totec Mar 2020 #5

Well, we certainly wouldn't want to damage Sherman A1 Mar 2020 #6

Good one! And the chiefs of engineering/programming depts. keithbvadu2 Mar 2020 #7

Fire everyone all the way down to the Day Porters! maxsolomon Mar 2020 #11

"I think Boeing's CEO, and CFO should be the test crew for the next launch." Talitha Mar 2020 #12

uncrewed testing ?????????? DENVERPOPS Mar 2020 #8

Only 61 saftey fixes? maxsolomon Mar 2020 #9