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To: Redleg Duke

SpaceX is revolutionizing space travel.

SpaceX has a 96.88% launch success rate (62 out of 64) with the Falcon 9. This launch success is with five major design changes for the Falcon 9 rocket.

There has been 84% success on landing first stages (31 out of 37). All landings in 2017 and 2018 have been successful other than the loss of the center stage for the Falcon Heavy.

There has been 100% success on re-flights (17 out of 17) of boosters.


22 posted on 11/27/2018 4:24:06 AM PST by TruthFactor (Hang em', Hang em' High.)
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To: TruthFactor

In my mind’s eye, I keep seeing the Vanguard light, lift maybe ten feet, and then start eating itself.

Thanks for publishing the statistics.


23 posted on 11/27/2018 4:48:30 AM PST by Redleg Duke (Disarming Liberals...Real Common Sense Gun Control!)
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To: TruthFactor

He’d be a lot better off cutting loose the albatross around his neck that is the Tesla.


28 posted on 12/16/2018 7:11:54 PM PST by Excuse_My_Bellicosity (Liberalism is a social disease.)
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