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From Eric Berger's twitter[1] >If the first stage lands tonight, SpaceX will have successfully landed 35 of its 69 launches, meaning that MORE THAN HALF of its
by Symmetry 8y ago
From Eric Berger's twitter[1]
>If the first stage lands tonight, SpaceX will have successfully landed 35 of its 69 launches, meaning that MORE THAN HALF of its rocket launches will have safely returned.
[1]https://twitter.com/SciGuySpace/status/1101752352317628416 https://twitter.com/SciGuySpace/status/1101752352317628416
- aboutruby 8y agoSame thing happened to NASA, started at 43.6% success rate for 1950s then 85.1% for 1960s, etc. etc. https://space.stackexchange.com/questions/1659/what-is-the-success-rate-of-nasa-launches https://space.stackexchange.com/questions/1659/what-is-the-s...
- 420codebro 8y agoRemember the SpaceX statistic is counting number of returned, versus the NASA one is number of successes getting into orbit. I know I'm glossing over the fact that SpaceX benefits from the work NASA did for the past 60+ years, but just wanted to point that out (as it speaks kudos to SpaceX for mastering such a brand-new thing so quickly, on a budget).
- GhostVII 8y agoImportant to note that for many of their launches they weren't trying to land. They had 42 landing attempts, so over 80% success rate.