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by jdiez17
940 days ago
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I agree that individuals shouldn't be held responsible for mistakes like this. However, you can't always eliminate timeline pressure.
Even if the project is planned and executed perfectly, there will almost always be unknown unknowns encountered along the way that can push your timeline back.
As is the case with sending things to Mars there is a window every two years. That's a very real, non-fictitious deadline that can't be worked around. |
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This is very simple to deal with.
(a) If it's unmanned, rush and launch on-time but don't fault the engineer for mistakes made by rushing. If it doesn't work everyone accept that as a consequence of rushing.
(b) If it's manned, wait until the next launch window and prioritize safety. Period.