β² 259 βΌ Injury Rates at SpaceX Soar Above Industry Norms (gizmodo.com) submitted 2 years ago by Wilshire@lemmy.world to c/space@lemmy.world 53 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[β] casmael@lemm.ee 30 points 2 years ago (2 children) Dafuq they doing over there permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] stevecrox@kbin.run 25 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) SpaceX are on track to launch 130 times this year. The industry competitors launch 6-12 times per year. I suspect the higher incident rate is related, since you will need to manufacture, roll out, etc.. much more often. The article also talks about most the incidents being in booster recovery. Only 2 Space competitors do that, Blue Origins sub orbital booster always returned to launch site and at best managed monthly launch. This rocket hasn't launched in more than a year. Rocket Lab perform ocean recovery but only launched 11 times last year and only recovered the booster twice. So its hard to really compare permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Carighan@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago Still, the specific injuries sound gruesome, like amputations and crushing. And sure, to a degree this just happens if you do something often enough, but we have safety standards for a reason, it's wild to me that this isn't something where safety is paramount. After all, think about all the product that could get damaged! π permalink fedilink source parent [β] Donebrach@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Elongated Muskrat runs his companies like the cyberpunk villain he aspires to be. Wouldnβt be surprised if all the employees at his companies signed over their physical bodies and implants as part of an NDA because he lives in a fantasy land where itβs 2019 rain-drenched fire-spewing-tower L.A. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] echodot@feddit.uk 1 point 2 years ago Of course Elon Musk doesn't actually run SpaceX permalink fedilink source parent
[β] stevecrox@kbin.run 25 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) SpaceX are on track to launch 130 times this year. The industry competitors launch 6-12 times per year. I suspect the higher incident rate is related, since you will need to manufacture, roll out, etc.. much more often. The article also talks about most the incidents being in booster recovery. Only 2 Space competitors do that, Blue Origins sub orbital booster always returned to launch site and at best managed monthly launch. This rocket hasn't launched in more than a year. Rocket Lab perform ocean recovery but only launched 11 times last year and only recovered the booster twice. So its hard to really compare permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Carighan@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago Still, the specific injuries sound gruesome, like amputations and crushing. And sure, to a degree this just happens if you do something often enough, but we have safety standards for a reason, it's wild to me that this isn't something where safety is paramount. After all, think about all the product that could get damaged! π permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Carighan@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago Still, the specific injuries sound gruesome, like amputations and crushing. And sure, to a degree this just happens if you do something often enough, but we have safety standards for a reason, it's wild to me that this isn't something where safety is paramount. After all, think about all the product that could get damaged! π permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Donebrach@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Elongated Muskrat runs his companies like the cyberpunk villain he aspires to be. Wouldnβt be surprised if all the employees at his companies signed over their physical bodies and implants as part of an NDA because he lives in a fantasy land where itβs 2019 rain-drenched fire-spewing-tower L.A. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] echodot@feddit.uk 1 point 2 years ago Of course Elon Musk doesn't actually run SpaceX permalink fedilink source parent
[β] echodot@feddit.uk 1 point 2 years ago Of course Elon Musk doesn't actually run SpaceX permalink fedilink source parent