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>>10891052
Based Lion Ted, standing up against the old-space lunar lander.

>The core tank is pretty much a new design
Why did they think the old design was usable?
>The thrust structure kept breaking during testing
Why didn't they know its structural limits, or notice that it needed reinforcement?
>the old Shuttle computer couldn't handle the new rocket
Why did they think it would work in the first place? This isn't Shuttle, even if it used (or was supposed to) the same parts? Isn't it built around the 386 anyhow? Even Linux stopped supporting the 386 a few years ago.
Did they just get a conference of managers together with a Senate committee to design the thing? Was there no oversight on the initial design? How is any of this a "legitimate" reason? An excuse, maybe.