Sujet : Re: Porting VMS versus building a new spacecraft
De : seaohveh (at) *nospam* hoffmanlabs.invalid (Stephen Hoffman)
Groupes : comp.os.vmsDate : 10. Jun 2024, 21:02:06
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On 2024-06-07 12:36:15 +0000, Simon Clubley said:
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It occurred to me yesterday that Elon Musk has been able to build and successfully fly (mostly) a new rocket and spacecraft in less time than it has taken to port VMS to x86-64. :-)
The "move fast and break things" technical strategy employed at SpaceX tends to be decidedly unpopular around here. 🚀💥 Once past its initial development, Falcon has been a very solid platform. How that works for Starship?
Semi-related viewing from Perun: The New Space Race, SpaceX & Starship - Satellite constellations & Launcher Evolution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=effFp6AnCWo-- Pure Personal Opinion | HoffmanLabs LLC