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Even in the case of rockets, once you work out all the kinks, you can get very high reliability. When was the last time you heard a Soyuz rocket fail or one of
by rohit89 11y ago
Even in the case of rockets, once you work out all the kinks, you can get very high reliability. When was the last time you heard a Soyuz rocket fail or one of ULA's launch vehicles.
- anon8418 11y agoHow many launches has the Soyuz had? Think how many more cycles a plane goes through a day / month / year / decade. Times that by the number of models of that plane out there.
- jessaustin 11y agoI doubt any spacegoing rocket will ever be expected to match the durability and maintenance schedule of e.g. the average 767.
- rohit89 11y agoA plane doesn't undergo stress anywhere near what a rocket goes through and we understand all the science behind it very well.
- bduerst 11y agoIt's a different class of stress - think marathon vs. sprint.