Comment Re:Rocket Explodes; Afternoon Ruined (Score 3, Insightful) 81
To a point they do. However, not everything scales well. To get an accurate representation EVERYTHING must be scaled, gravity included. Money is also the big factor. The labs have setups they can change to test lots of different conditions, but they can't replicate the existing machine that will be modified. We vet out the critical variables, and then use our brains to make the leap to the real size.
This test was a great proof of concept and achievement.