[LastMuel]

On the other hand, we update irreplaceable spacecraft billions of miles away with new software.

It should be fine to push software updates out, as long as the correct safety and fallback procedures are in place. It simply has to be designed to handle failure and procedures need to be in place to mitigate risks.

It sounds like that wasn't the case here. Also, why wouldn't you have a small initial release pool when you have such a large potential for disruption?

[brewdad]

NASA's philosophy is the polar opposite of "move fast and break things".

[worik]

If Ford or Nissan want to invest as much in ms as NASA does in Voyager....