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by mechhacker 740 days ago
In my brief stint working on spacecraft in the private sector I worked with guys like you that did beautiful things with wiring that I loved to see.

I hear you on scheduling too. I've given best estimates and they then get chopped up and halved (or worse) by management types, then things start to slip and we end up being closer to what was originally estimated, but somehow everyone then gets surprised.
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cuSetanta 740 days ago
As you say, things shift around, promises get made, everything gets delayed and all of a sudden there is no margin left. Unfortunately AIT has to do all of the hardware work with no margin so much of the time.

Secretly I love the power that can give us. You can shout at me all you like in the meetings Mr. ESA engineer, but if the holes don't line up, I cant put a bolt through them. Nothing quite like drilling holes in spacecraft on the launch pad.

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