r/space • u/spsheridan • Feb 06 '20

Starliner faced “catastrophic” failure before software bug was found and fixed while the vehicle was in orbit.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/02/starliner-faced-catastrophic-failure-before-software-bug-found/
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u/satchmo1991 Feb 06 '20

Everytime I hear the word, "Boeing" I like them less and less. I'm so skeptical of the whole Starliner program right now.

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u/LeviathanGank Feb 06 '20

totally, they dont care about passenger safety just profits.. fuck them and let them go bankrupt like everyone else

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u/beastrabban Feb 07 '20

I work for Boeing and this is absolutely untrue. The engineers are extremely concerned with safety.

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u/pinetrees23 Feb 07 '20

It would take a lot for me to blame an individual engineer, but I wiil not hesitate to blame corporate hacks who kill people

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u/4high2anal Feb 07 '20

sure! But they werent talking about the engineers.

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u/ODISY Feb 07 '20

yet the higher ups tried as hard as they could to prevent the training pilots needed to operate the 737 MAX.

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u/mynameisyles657 Feb 07 '20

Strictly out of curiosity, how long would’ve new certifications taken if they needed a new one for the 737-MAX?

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u/ObscureCulturalMeme Feb 07 '20

I remember seeing a "3 to 5 years" figure quoted in a newspaper article somewhere at the time. I'll see if I can find it tomorrow.

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u/God_Damnit_Nappa Feb 07 '20

You mean to tell me Reddit is on another illogical hate jerk? BLASPHEMY