Originally Posted by Craigster


And Sheister says it's not rocket science.


In 1986 I was loaned to Rocket Research [now aerojet], for the Midget Man missile steering rockets.
I came up with a bone head simple circuit to drive the valve.
The RR chief staff engineer said I had the first new idea in 20 years.

This left me with the impression that rocket science is nothing hard.

Then 30 years later I started watching YouTube videos on missile design, from the V2 through Space X.
Now I think rocket science is hard.

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The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything.-- Edward John Phelps