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"Over 50 years ago, NASA was able to get its Saturn V, a rocket nearly as large as Starship, to fly without ever having a failed launch over its 13-launch, six-year operational lifespan. This was a rocket designed with computers less powerful than a Casio watch, built with far less accurate techniques and materials, with check systems and procedures infinitely less sophisticated than anything today. Yet, engineers were able to ensure it never had a launch failure [...]"
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Planet Earth & Beyond · SpaceX Has Finally Figured Out Why Starship Exploded, And The Reason Is Utterly EmbarrassingBy Will Lockett
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there are so, so, _so_ many problems with this article and it's assertions. the faux-pas comparison between SV/SS/SLS, a total misattribution of the causes of the leak, bogus claims, thoughtless ramblings.. they all evince a total lack of understanding and research into rocketry.

please, please understand: hating musk is not a catchall card to discredit the very real advancements being made at his companies.