Hacker News with Generative AI: Failure Analysis

Failure analysis of the Arecibo 305 meter telescope collapse (nationalacademies.org)
Building and operating cutting-edge, custom-designed research facilities presents unique challenges, where prior designs and experience may not be a reliable guide and unprecedented modes of failure can never be fully anticipated.
Engineering, Failure Analysis, Telescopes, Science, Research
235 points by mhb 18 days ago | 109 comments
Ask HN: What are some good publicly available postmortems to read? (ycombinator.com)
I'm looking to read a few (publicly available) postmortems of incidents and accidents. The domain/organization/... doesn't matter too much so long as they are insightful and there's something to be learned from reading them. Bonus points for including a quick note on why you considered them particularly interesting!
Software Engineering, Learning Resources, Failure Analysis
11 points by bschne 40 days ago | 8 comments
Full explaination of Starship Flight 3 failures (SpaceX Official) (spacex.com)
SpaceX, Rocketry, Failure Analysis, Space Exploration
22 points by grecy 183 days ago | 17 comments