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> Also, SpaceX hasn't had a serious non-experimental failure yet SpaceX had an explosive failure in 2016 with a commercial payload onboard.
by 15155 2y ago
> Also, SpaceX hasn't had a serious non-experimental failure yet
SpaceX had an explosive failure in 2016 with a commercial payload onboard.
- mmooss 2y agoThanks. How valuable was the payload?
- thimabi 2y agoVery valuable. It contained a Facebook satellite (actually a French one) that was to provide internet connectivity to Africa.
- jiggawatts 2y ago“Meta connectivity”
- mmooss 2y agoBy some measure they all are very valuable, but it wasn't a NASA flagship mission or human beings, for example. Most importantly, the public didn't care.
- KoftaBob 2y agoThe rocket was carrying the Amos-6 communications satellite, which was destroyed in the explosion. This satellite was owned by Israeli company Spacecom and valued at nearly $200 million.