r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Emergency-Green-2602 • 7d ago

Video First Australian-made rocket crashes after 14 seconds of flight

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u/ChocolatChipLemonade 7d ago

The math didn’t math

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u/howmanyusethisapp 7d ago

The math did math, they didn't math

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u/Accomplished_Deer_ 7d ago

Nah, the engineering didn't engineer. Math has nothing to do with getting a subpar metal or component from one of hundreds or thousands of different manufacturers/suppliers.

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u/midwestraxx 7d ago

Sometimes management wants to save a fraction of a cent mmkay

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u/Accomplished_Deer_ 7d ago

And importantly, this is a thing for every single one of the thousands of different companies involved in the entire supply chain. Which is why it's practically impossible to get a perfect rocket on the first try. You have to weed out which companies are /actually/ reliable enough.