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neilv ◴[16 May 25 16:25 UTC] No.44007282[source]▶

Best startup engineers ever.

As part of a race to do doing something previously impossible, they built the MVP, and when some random showstopper happened, they worked creatively within tight constraints, to succeed.

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gpcz ◴[16 May 25 16:42 UTC] No.44007456[source]▶

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This is the Hacker Newsiest comment I've ever read on Hacker News.

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1. Rebelgecko ◴[16 May 25 19:26 UTC] No.44008980[source]▶

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When I read the oral history linked in the obit I was surprised how scrappy/startup-y NASA was in the early days. Flying to Cape Canaveral and handing a technician a part you just made without any paperwork would probably not fly nowadays

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