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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More generic comment on making new things. Just because we can make one thing really well, doesn’t mean that if we try to make it better or different it will work the first time.
It just so happens that for 99.9% of products on the market the companies that make them get to do it behind closed doors and not in front of the whole world.
So when the slightly improved gadget you just designed breaks spectacularly you only have to answer to your boss, not the media.
TLDR: stuff breaks all the time when you’re first designing it, rockets stand out because they’re big.
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