Nikxice
Active Member
Seeing what they now know or still don't know, I wonder if NASA might have written a different rule mandating a full-up In-Flight Abort test for both SpaceX and Boeing. Making the IFA optional put Boeing straight on the cheaper path. Since at least one of the Starliner anomalies involved a critical vehicle separation, I'm guessing that everyone just relied on some trustworthy Boeing software to run that Atlas booster simulation. Wonder what else they could've learned.
One thing to feel good about. Doug and Bob will no doubt have supreme confidence in the code SpaceX has written, checked and rechecked for their upcoming DM-2 mission.
One thing to feel good about. Doug and Bob will no doubt have supreme confidence in the code SpaceX has written, checked and rechecked for their upcoming DM-2 mission.