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Old 12th Nov 2015, 21:40
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TURIN
 
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Except they don't. As evidence we have two shuttles lost in only ~130 launches, and infamous process errors like the tool left in the engine bay even though three people had signed paperwork to verify that it had been removed.
One was lost due to a design fault (o-ring) albeit being operated outside its temperature limits. The other was lost due to FOD.

Dangerous business, space travel.
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