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Re:Was Starship’s Stage Zero a Bad Pad? by inglor_cz on Wednesday July 05, 2023 @05:44AM (#36598026)
"why should we trust them to do anything else more complex much better?"

Because the same people previously developed Falcon 9 Block V, the safest and most reliable launcher on record?

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Re:Was Starship’s Stage Zero a Bad Pad? by nocoiner on Wednesday July 05, 2023 @07:23AM (#36598757)
Isn’t Atlas V also 100% successful?
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Re:Was Starship’s Stage Zero a Bad Pad? by inglor_cz on Wednesday July 05, 2023 @07:46AM (#36598983)
True, but Falcon 9 Block V adds the partial reuse capability; while we can say that each Atlas V flew reliably once, we can say that many Falcon 9 first stages have flown reliably several times.
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