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Old October 27th 17, 07:13 PM posted to sci.space.policy
Greg \(Strider\) Moore
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Default Were liquid boosters on Shuttle ever realistic?

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"Greg \(Strider\) Moore" wrote:

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Look at how many Falcon 9 launches failed before they got a success.


You mean 0?
Landing took some tries, but the launches were successful.


I read somewhere in passing that the first three launches failed. I
now think that author confused Falcon 9 with Falcon 1.

Yeah, Falcon 1 definitely had teething problems.

But to be honest, I did have to look it up just to make sure I remembered
the Falcon 9 correctly.

That said, the first 3 flights did all have test payloads, "just in case".

There have only been two Falcon 9 "launch" failures (i.e. ignoring all the
landing failures).
The first was the inflight one where I believe a strut collapsed caused
structural damage.
The second was of course the fueling test on the pad.



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