tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6618880.post3772642273156677919..comments2024-03-27T00:26:31.343-07:00Comments on The Commercial Space Blog: "Impossible" Cannae Drive Will Sink or Swim on Proposed Demonstration FlightChuck Blackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09506476753520146858noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6618880.post-43855812260001637932016-09-22T23:00:11.781-07:002016-09-22T23:00:11.781-07:00Hello Dale,
Agreed. Repeatability of results is, ...Hello Dale,<br /><br />Agreed. Repeatability of results is, of course, essential to the scientific method. A single test might not be enough, so hopefully Fetta can raise enough money for multiple satellites.<br /><br />My main issue has been with the callous things said about Guido Fetta and the NASA Eagleworks team. The Cannae drive should be allowed to succeed or fail on its own merits.<br /><br />Finding out what doesn't work helps steer you toward what does, after all.<br /><br />Regards,<br /><br />Brian OrlottiBrian Orlottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13866070017538841146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6618880.post-18596700871130985482016-09-13T21:32:47.670-07:002016-09-13T21:32:47.670-07:00I think the 'thumbs up / thumbs down' on a...I think the 'thumbs up / thumbs down' on a single test is probably not good science. I'd like to see multiple trials and replications of either positive or negative results... unless there are quite spectacular positive results on the first trial. There are many reasons why a trial could fail. Building any system for long term operation in space is a learning process, so I would not be surprised if it took them a couple experiments to get it to function at all.Dale Amonhttp://www.samizdata.netnoreply@blogger.com