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Re:Concern in Europe that the Ariane 6 and Vega-C rockets wi... by cryptonector on Monday March 22, 2021 @08:23PM (#26549360)
> But a company that purpose-builds the rocket for you does not, for instance, have to deal with a RUD of the booster it wants to use for you.

Let's not forget too that EVERY booster for EVERY rocket other than Falcon 9 suffers a rude, if scheduled, disassembly EVERY time. When Falcon 9 suffers an unscheduled one, it's SpaceX's loss, not the customers. How can you possibly think that the occasional loss of a booster post-boost phase is a problem for the customer?!

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Re:Concern in Europe that the Ariane 6 and Vega-C rockets wi... by AstralStorm on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @06:49AM (#26553427)
The problem is not loss of booster, but loss of or damage to payload. In this regard, Falcon is comparable to other rockets.

Starship and the undeveloped Superheavy, not so much.

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Re:Concern in Europe that the Ariane 6 and Vega-C rockets wi... by cryptonector on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @11:51AM (#26556469)
That's not what u/choeger was saying. A booster loss post-boost does not and cannot damage the payload.
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