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SpaceX’s first three launches were failures. I think the world is probably better for them not folding after the first.
by thom 4y ago
SpaceX’s first three launches were failures. I think the world is probably better for them not folding after the first.
- pie420 4y agoand Virgin Galactic's first 50 launches were failures and VG's first 20 years of existence were a colossal failure. Maybe if a company can't make things work after two decades, it should be dissolved? Or should we let them exist in a malaise of failure for another decade?
- thom 4y agoVirgin Orbit actually had four successful launches and two failures (their first and apparently last launches). What’s sad about them collapsing right now is they were the only launch partner for the UK’s only spaceport, and if we were generous enough to chalk up the last failure as bad luck, it’s a shame if the whole ecosystem suffers, perhaps irreparably, because of it.
- Kranar 4y agoAs a correction, it was only the first two of SpaceX's launches that were failures. The third launch succeeded.
- thom 4y agoAs a correction, the first three were failures and Musk himself acknowledges that had the fourth failed they would have folded: https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2017/09/29/elon-musk-9-years-ago-spacex-nearly-failed-itself-out-of-existence.html https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2017/09/29/elon-musk-9-years-ago-sp... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falcon_1#Launches https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falcon_1#Launches