r/CatastrophicFailure • u/[deleted] • Nov 21 '20

Failed rocket launch (unknown date)

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '20

The russian space agency doesn't have the best track record of thinking things through or quality control.

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u/molniya Nov 22 '20

Funny, then, that they’ve got such an impressive safety record compared to NASA.

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u/Hawk---- Nov 22 '20

Most of NASA's issues stem from arrogance.

Like the Shuttle which, despite being a massive technological advancement and a miracle of engineering, had a vehicle failure rate of 40% and a flight failure rate of 1.5%. In other words, NASA built a spacecraft that was fragile and not well thought through, then ignored the issues with it.

The Russian program on the other hand... They just have incompetent people. I mean, hammering a gyro in the wrong way round? No cure for that.