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by throw5959 525 days ago
Wouldn't really consider that NewSpace. These are as old as space industry gets...
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Symmetry 525 days ago
Yeah, 2 failures is par for OldSpace. NewSpace usually does much worse, though SpaceX's Falcon 9 and Rocket Lab's Electron managed to get the traditional par.
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dmix 525 days ago
China's various new rockets are another example.
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dredmorbius 525 days ago
What are you talking about? They'll launch of their own volition!

"Chinese rocket static-fire test results in unintended launch and huge explosion" (30 June 2024)

<https://spacenews.com/chinese-rocket-static-fire-test-result...>

<https://yewtu.be/watch?v=IlQkeKa4IKg> (Shakeycam video)

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sangnoir 525 days ago
TBF: that wasn't an unsuccessful launch attempt, but a failure to not launch. Which affirms parent in that they seem to have work out all the kinks out during development.
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dredmorbius 525 days ago
that wasn't an unsuccessful launch attempt, but a failure to not launch.

My point exactly.

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sangnoir 525 days ago
The comment at the root of this thread was specifically addressing making it to orbit on first launch - which a bench test isn't.
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dredmorbius 525 days ago
<https://youtube.com/watch?v=4zRbWNtd05w>
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