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When 4 of your first 8 flights fail (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 month ago by threelonmusketeers to c/spaceflightmemes

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[–] JohnDClay 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

What falcon 9 launch failures have there been? I don't see any recent ones in the wiki.

https://wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Falcon_9_and_Falcon_Heavy_launches

[–] [email protected] -1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I said problems, not failures.

[–] JohnDClay 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

What problems then?

[–] [email protected] -1 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Two booster losses. Several irregularities in second stage re-entries. Just off the top of my head. Seems like quality assurance problems to me.

[–] JohnDClay 3 points 4 weeks ago

Is it just that they're launching more, so they have more irregularities?

[–] JohnDClay 2 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

From the launch statistics booster landing section of the wiki, looks like they're in line with previous booster losses, as long as they don't have too many more this year. But they aren't above average yet.

[–] threelonmusketeers 3 points 4 weeks ago

It's might also be relevant to note that the average age of the booster in their fleet is approaching 20 flights. It's possible that we might eventually see an increase in booster losses, as they figure out what the upper limits of booster reuse are.