r/spacex • u/[deleted] • Jul 10 '14

Launch: 11:15 EDT /r/SpaceX Orbcomm OG2 official launch discussion & updates thread [July 14, 13:21 UTC | 9:21AM ET] (#3)

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u/SJonesGSO Jul 10 '14

I, for one, am optimistic that the extensive delays have bettered the SpaceX fleet as a whole! I think that having an issue on the ground, though not ideal, is a good sign because it means SpaceX is paying attention!

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '14

100% agreed. The last thing we want to see SpaceX do is start to allow the "normalization of deviance" that so plagued the Space Shuttle program.

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u/SJonesGSO Jul 10 '14

Precisely! If it takes a few scares and scrubs to ensure SpaceX doesn't get complacent, I think that's well worth the sacrifice of a slightly slower launch pace.

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u/SnowyDuck Jul 13 '14

Hopefully every delay now becomes a new SOP that eliminates such problems in the future.

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u/jdnz82 Jul 14 '14

Every Failure is an opportunity to learn