Eli5: “Why do spacecraft keep exploding, when we figured out to make them work ages ago?”

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I know its literally rocket science and a lot of very complex systems need to work together, but shouldnt we be able to iterate on a working formular?

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Even rocket science is not always rocket science. It’s dull tedious stuff like FMEA, Failure Mode Effects Analysis, tightening all bolts to spec., dotting i’s and crossing t’s, etc.

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