Astra Space CEO Chris Kemp trashing his own supplier: “We have a new
rocket engine. There was a company called Firefly. They went public. We bought the engine from them and it was garbage. So we literally couldn’t get the same engine twice from them and none of them matched the CAD”
Astra Space CEO Chris Kemp trashing his own supplier: “We have a new
rocket engine. There was a company called Firefly. They went public. We bought the engine from them and it was garbage. So we literally couldn’t get the same engine twice from them and none of them matched the CAD”
That’s the name of the game! Now, let’s all pile on Boeing!
Joebranflakes on
Honestly that’s kind of a valid issue. Its a rocket engine, not some sheet metal bracket. How the heck are they sending them literal rocket engines that don’t match the cad drawings?
bahji on
I wouldn’t be surprised if that was the case for V1 and even V2 raptors, SpaceX has commented to the effect that early raptors were pretty different across SNs. But that’s fine if it’s all internal use, definitely not acceptable for something being sold as a COTs part.
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That’s the name of the game! Now, let’s all pile on Boeing!
Honestly that’s kind of a valid issue. Its a rocket engine, not some sheet metal bracket. How the heck are they sending them literal rocket engines that don’t match the cad drawings?
I wouldn’t be surprised if that was the case for V1 and even V2 raptors, SpaceX has commented to the effect that early raptors were pretty different across SNs. But that’s fine if it’s all internal use, definitely not acceptable for something being sold as a COTs part.