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minus-squareCosmoooooooo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39arrow-down5·6 months agoYou’re right, they are successful in different ways. Starship was successful in a 2024 type of way, while Boeing was successful in a late 60’s/1970’s sort of way.
minus-squareatocci@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up24arrow-down1·6 months agoI’m just saying they both did what they set out to do. They both clearly have their own issues to deal with still, but it was a good day!
minus-squareSkyezOpen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·6 months ago“We cut corners and nothing bad happened yet, so let’s carry on” is how a bunch of planes crashed, so let’s not give Boeing a full pass here.
You’re right, they are successful in different ways. Starship was successful in a 2024 type of way, while Boeing was successful in a late 60’s/1970’s sort of way.
I’m just saying they both did what they set out to do. They both clearly have their own issues to deal with still, but it was a good day!
“We cut corners and nothing bad happened yet, so let’s carry on” is how a bunch of planes crashed, so let’s not give Boeing a full pass here.