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.
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.
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.
China's various new rockets are another example.
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)
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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