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BOEING vs NASA (lemmy.world)
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[-] jlh@lemmy.jlh.name 57 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Apollo 13 budget: ~ $2.8B in 2023 usd

Boeing 737 MAX total program budget (excluding older 737 models): > $180B

[-] Hildegarde@lemmy.world 40 points 8 months ago

Why are you comparing the budget of one single spacecraft with an entire production run of a model of airplane? That's not a reasonable comparison.

[-] jlh@lemmy.jlh.name 19 points 8 months ago

Because Boeing should have economy of scale benefits by selling $180B worth of aircraft, while Apollo 13 was a bespoke, single-use, cutting-edge spacecraft on a much smaller budget.

[-] gmtom@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

Wasn't it exactly the same as most of the other apollo craft?

[-] THE_ANTIHERO@lemmy.today 19 points 8 months ago

Yeah its too fair to boing because they are not sending shit tp fucking space

[-] BakerBagel@midwest.social 4 points 8 months ago

Modern airplanes are also have crazy complicated systems compared to the Apollo program.

But also the MAX eas supotti be a quick and easy upgrade to the existing 737-800, so clearly theu fucked up along the way

[-] anarchy79@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Hahahaha! Well nailed!

[-] GBU_28@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago

Because this is Lemmy

[-] PhobosAnomaly@feddit.uk 14 points 8 months ago

https://youtu.be/URoVKPVDKPU?si=6wAXf8ckCXTPb_UY

Wendover's video on Boeing - it's easy to see how costs spiral under their model, plus it's nice to see Sam - probably one of the biggest aviation geeks around - put the boot into Boeing.

A good waste of 20+ mins.

[-] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

put the boot into Boeing

Sounds risky, might break a foot, he should've used a brick instead.

[-] anarchy79@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

The bricks fell off due to a software error.

[-] MeanEYE@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago

Not to mention Apollo program invented a lot of new stuff never before seen, let alone used.

[-] anarchy79@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

That explains how Boeing could afford 22 characters while NASA had to make do with 3.

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 19 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

What's the "No!" Button do?

[-] altec@midwest.social 18 points 8 months ago

I believe it was a stage separation, so the No! was to keep them from accidently pressing it early.

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 22 points 8 months ago

Hmmm... I wonder if this technique would help me in KSP if I put a big "NO!" over the spacebar 🤔

[-] anarchy79@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Definitely worth a shot. How many passengers on your vessel? If it's <346 then you're beating average performance.

Ed: Damn I had no idea it was this bad

[-] anarchy79@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Don't ask, don't tell.

[-] MrSpArkle@lemmy.ca 6 points 8 months ago

Of note is that if this is the command module, it was built by Rockwell, parts of which eventually become Boeing. So the stickies track.

[-] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 4 points 8 months ago

Love the printed labels on the Apollo capsule.

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