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Re:SpaceX wins $440M contract with NASA to develop Space Shu... by slurgfest on Friday August 03, 2012 @03:22PM (#4335675)
There is a very important distinction between "launch failure" and "exploded rocket." MERELY failing to launch is safe. I am normally failing to launch while sitting in my chair. If they can lick the "exploded rocket" issue by substituting it with a mere "failure to launch" then that is great.
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Re:SpaceX wins $440M contract with NASA to develop Space Shu... by CamperBob2 on Friday August 03, 2012 @08:59PM (#4336996)
As the SpaceX president put it, it's an "abort" if you get to try again, and a "failure" if you don't.
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