[AR] Re: SpaceX
- From: Henry Spencer <hspencer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Arocket List <arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2016 01:34:38 -0400 (EDT)
On Sat, 10 Sep 2016, John Schilling wrote:
Having five proofreaders is *less* effective, not more, than having one.
This has been repeatedly verified by experiment. :-)
Be fair, I did say "counted with *an* eyewitness". The buddy system has
also been repeatedly verified in practice.
That's quite true -- see below -- but I thought it worth warning about
carrying the same idea too far. It's really tempting to think that if one
is good, more is better...
In fact, our satellite assembly/preparation procedures don't really go in
for the equivalent of sponge trays, but the buddy system, yes. The normal
assembly/prep crew is two (they may swap roles from time to time). One
does the actual assembly. The other watches, attends to the checklist,
takes photos regularly (digital cameras are a huge win), tracks tools and
consumables, and lends a hand occasionally when needed.
Henry
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