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TbonerT t1_je999qe wrote

Reply to comment by Goregue in NASA delays flight of Boeing’s Starliner again, this time for parachutes by thawingSumTendies

The space shuttle had failure throughout its program. If something goes wrong with Falcon 9, we’ll be flying again relatively quickly since we know it is a reliable rocket. The AMOS-6 explosion happened on September 1 and SpaceX flew again in December, just 3 months later.

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bullett2434 t1_je9cy90 wrote

I mean spacex could go bankrupt one day out of nasas control, or they could abandon the F9 based on a business decision. And then nasa would be screwed. Not saying it would happen but crazier things have

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TbonerT t1_je9dimu wrote

Those aren’t things that would suddenly happen. NASA could probably afford to keep SpaceX afloat with contracts for the rockets it wants. It isn’t helpless to SpaceX’s whims.

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photoengineer t1_jefgn2h wrote

That wasn’t with people though. The shuttle down times were years.

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