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		JumpCrisscross on Jan 9, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Akin's Laws of Spacecraft Design Expanding: it should be known when failure is tolerated. Situations where it isn’t (e.g. maiden flight with astronauts) should follow ones where it is. Being the one learning through failure in an organisation not tolerating it isn’t fun.

coldtea on Jan 9, 2021 [–]

When the final outcome is important/worth it, failure is tolerated everywhere.

Including "maiden flight with astronauts".

Several test pilots, and astronauts died and we still went to air/space.

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