TheReturnOfPEBStarliner spacesuits not compatible with SpaceX Dragon
Carighan MaconarI mean this is a direct result of privatising this particular field, granted.
Though even then, this is something that should have been flat-out mandated when the contracts where going out: “You’ll be compatible with one another, and don’t even dare start a sentence bitching about it or this contract is immediately torn up”.
gravitas_deficiencyIt is a touch surprising that a discussion like
we have standardized electrical, fluid, and gaseous connectors. You will use them if you want the contract accepted. This is not a debate.
Never occurred.
I have zero doubt the lawyers (probably contractors) involved with writing up the contracts aren’t also in the pockets of the “competing” corporations.
Even if it wasn’t defined in the contract, the competitors knew of each others involvement and made no effort to address what was guaranteed to happen — they let this happen on purpose, as a strategic decision.
It’s all part of the hyper efficiency of privatizing profits and regulatory capture.