Exactly. Check out the dismal success rate of the Luna programme[0]. It would have been a lot harder if they couldn't accept such a level of risk. SpaceX's chea

Exactly. Check out the dismal success rate of the Luna programme[0]. It would have been a lot harder if they couldn't accept such a level of risk. SpaceX's cheap rockets have this same advantage. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_programme#Failed_missions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_programme#Failed_missions