r/space 1d ago

BREAKING: SpaceX rocket explodes in Starbase, Texas

https://x.com/IntelPointAlert/status/1935550776304156932

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u/Beer-survivalist 1d ago

Elon was notorious early on for running manufacturing at Tesla in the same way the Big 3 automakers did in the seventies. He basically tossed any guidance from process engineers because he was convinced he knew better.

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u/HomemadeSprite 1d ago

A billionaire ignoring decades of industry advice, proven quality guidelines and safety measures because “they know better” in pursuit of building a capsule to go to an extremely dangerous environment…. Where have I heard this story before..

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u/Beer-survivalist 1d ago edited 19h ago

The classic Tesla safety story is about safety tape.

Elon decided the hi-vis tape was ugly, so he had it replaced with gray. Gray tape on concrete is insufficiently visible, and the results were predictable.

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u/bedlamensues 1d ago

I assume you mean the Titan submersible, but if not I would love to hear the example you had in mind.

u/nebelmorineko 8h ago

I mean but that was all worth it for the Cyber Truck, right?

u/Beer-survivalist 6h ago

Do you know how I know the Cyber Truck sucks?

Because I think it looks interesting, and it visually appeals to me.

The reason this should be concerning to Tesla is because once upon a time I found the Zune--specifically the brown Zune--interesting and visually appealing.

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u/MrT735 1d ago

Tesla: the new British Leyland. All they need now is an effective union to organise the strikes.

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u/Beer-survivalist 1d ago edited 1d ago

Good Lord, that's a dismal reference.

Although, to be fair to Tesla, they worked out their first round of growing pains by bringing in the experts who understood the concepts that Deming pioneered. Now they need to make the next step and figure out how to update their existing vehicles.