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I think that's why there is a bathtub curve. New rockets are more risky because they could have manufacturing flaws and old ones may be worn to the point they f

by lukew3 3y ago

I think that's why there is a bathtub curve. New rockets are more risky because they could have manufacturing flaws and old ones may be worn to the point they fail. The middle is the safest because they have been thoroughly tested but not worn. We seek to find how many times is the limit.

ralfd 3y ago
> New rockets are more risky It’s important to note that this is technically not true. It is an assumption that is true for other stuff and -maybe- could be true for rockets but 1) the last hundred Falcon 9 launches worked flawlessly regardless if the booster was new or not and 2) every other rocket company launches only new rockets.