Oh I’m aware of how small the issue is in comparison. It’s just ridiculous that there is an issue like this at this point. They’re almost a decade behind schedule, and received nearly double the funding of their direct competitor who has launched their comparable system nearly 30 times, with 13 crewed launches. They were supposed" to be the faster and more reliable option because of their legacy history, instead they’ve just shown that they really cannot compete in the modern launch market.
We need multiple options for redundancy, safety, and lowering or removing reliance on foreign launch capabilities… and this is just a terrible option in comparison.
Oh I’m aware of how small the issue is in comparison. It’s just ridiculous that there is an issue like this at this point. They’re almost a decade behind schedule, and received nearly double the funding of their direct competitor who has launched their comparable system nearly 30 times, with 13 crewed launches. They were supposed" to be the faster and more reliable option because of their legacy history, instead they’ve just shown that they really cannot compete in the modern launch market.
We need multiple options for redundancy, safety, and lowering or removing reliance on foreign launch capabilities… and this is just a terrible option in comparison.