Perhaps, but "successful failure" seems very apt. Part of your rocket explodes in space... and all three crew still makes it back alive. I've done much worse to

Perhaps, but "successful failure" seems very apt. Part of your rocket explodes in space... and all three crew still makes it back alive. I've done much worse to my Kerbals. I bet Mission Control saw many high-fives when those astronauts touched down on Earth safely.