SpaceX can't test fire its Falcon Heavy rocket due to the government shutdown

Post by Numberwang » Mon, Jan 22, 2018, 12:24 PM UTC

WonkeyMonkey wrote: post #64

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You shouldn’t have to install and use a worse browser just for one webpage. A proper solution should come from the site developer.

"a worse browser" is an interesting way to put it. It seems you're trying to convey a sense of objectivity to your choice. A lot of people will point out privacy concerns from chrome to justify their choice of Firefox, and that seems to cause a bit of polorization between the two groups of users. You did not elaborate on what makes chrome a better browser, but it's safe to say a large portion see performance/speed as…

Post by icelancer » Mon, Jan 22, 2018, 12:27 PM UTC

enraged_camel wrote: post #101

icelancer wrote: post #56

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>>Which is beyond ironic to anyone who's worked in the corporate world, but I guess that's for another thread. >>This idea they have that private enterprise naturally evolves toward the most efficient system is laughable. Work in private industry AND government and you might find the comparison a bit more apt, not that I'm a Republican.

I'm a business analyst and work with both private sector and government clients. From about a decade of analyzing how each type operates, I can tell you that the amount of bullshit that goes on in them is about the same level.

Post by [deleted] » Mon, Jan 22, 2018, 12:46 PM UTC

mabbo wrote: post #99

mikejb wrote: post #50

This is easily blamed on the shutdown, but it isn't that simple: Falcon Heavy static fire has been postponed numerous times. On Tuesday (Jan 16th), it was cancelled once again, but with no new target test date. That indicates that SpaceX is still working on the rocket/pad. I didn't find information on when they'd be ready again, but blaming a delay on Falcon Heavy's static fire test on the Government Shutdown is only…

Every time they've cancelled the static fire, it's for a reason they've found not to do it. It's small, incremental steps and they knew it would take this many to get there. The point is that with the government shut down they cannot continue to make those incremental steps anymore. It's a shame because today could have been the last of those little steps. We'll find out when the elected officials stop acting like ch…

Post by walshemj » Mon, Jan 22, 2018, 12:55 PM UTC

lambda wrote: post #41

bambax wrote: post #28

As a foreigner the whole government shutdown is a thing of wonder: how does it work exactly? For instance, is there no police anymore? How does Congress stay in session during a shutdown? Where does electricity in federal buildings come from if the Federal govt can't pay for it?

One thing to understand about the US is that it is actually a federation of states. Much of the day-to-day work happens at the state or local level, not at the federal level. Police, fire departments, emergency first responders mostly employed at that level, and when the federal government is involved, a lot of it is in doing some coordination between states, setting standards, funding for various programs, and so on…

Post by billysielu » Mon, Jan 22, 2018, 1:00 PM UTC

freecodyx wrote: post #103

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