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> It really is a testament to NASA that they managed a moon landing without this level of testing.

NASA definitely did this exact same testing for Apollo, I'm not sure why you assumed they didn't.

There ended up being a real failure in the test. Fortunately, the failure occurred in the same system whose failsafe was being tested, giving the failsafe a real chance to shine. The Apollo program never ceases to amaze.

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