How often do rockets blow up on their first launches?

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How often do rockets blow up on their first launches?

ljk — 3/27/2006 7:32:42 PM (archived)

Our rockets always blow up
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In the aftermath of Friday's failed launch of SpaceX's Falcon 1
booster, many people claimed that most first launches of new rockets
have failed. Dwayne Day checks how accurate a claim that is.

http://www.thespacereview.com/article/585/1

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Falcon 1 launch 1pm PST today - SteveS - 3/24/2006 7:40:27 PM
- Fuel leak doomed Falcon I. - Lee - 3/26/2006 9:08:03 AM
  - The preliminaries - SteveS - 3/27/2006 2:01:42 AM
    - Musk holds the future of Humanity in his hands. - Lee - 3/27/2006 4:02:12 AM
      - the new Harriman - Adam - 3/27/2006 8:01:43 AM
  - Try again. - Lee - 3/26/2006 9:09:13 AM
- re:Late shroud release? - Raoul - 3/25/2006 11:22:55 AM
- Live link... - Tom Brosz - 3/24/2006 10:54:45 PM
  - You do and the stream-n-police will get you (n/t) - Al Gore's cousin - 3/24/2006 11:16:10 PM
  - Apparently somebody can... - Tom Brosz - 3/24/2006 10:57:52 PM
- Vehicle apparently lost (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 3/24/2006 10:41:00 PM
  - It probably isn't a big problem - Lee - 3/24/2006 10:58:05 PM
    - Maybe the recover team can find the wreckage - SteveS - 3/24/2006 11:03:42 PM
      - That depends. - Tom Brosz - 3/24/2006 11:04:51 PM
  - Damn! Did I ever say getting to space was tough? - SteveS - 3/24/2006 10:48:27 PM
  - Crap. - Tom Brosz - 3/24/2006 10:47:58 PM
  - Confirmed. - Jacob Samorodin - 3/24/2006 10:47:08 PM
    - Don't count them out just yet. - Tom Brosz - 3/24/2006 10:50:08 PM
    - re: Confirmed. - Doug Ellison - 3/24/2006 10:48:47 PM
- UH OH!!! (n/t) - Lee - 3/24/2006 10:35:32 PM
- Launch now set for 2:30 PST (n/t) - SteveS - 3/24/2006 9:31:56 PM
- New launch time: 2:30 PM PST - Tom Brosz - 3/24/2006 9:31:18 PM
  - Think we are looking forward to this? ;-) (n/t) - SteveS - 3/24/2006 9:35:26 PM
- Thanks for the link! - Tom Brosz - 3/24/2006 7:48:50 PM
  - Your welcome! Looks windy on the video - SteveS - 3/24/2006 8:12:02 PM
- Live webcast link - SteveS - 3/24/2006 7:48:00 PM
  - re: Live webcast link - Doug Ellison - 3/24/2006 10:37:43 PM
    - "A minute or so of powered flight" - SteveS - 3/24/2006 10:53:02 PM
      - A lot longer than the Wright's first flight. (n/t) - Lee - 3/24/2006 11:01:12 PM
        
        re: A lot longer than the Wright's first flight. - ljk - 3/27/2006 2:57:01 PM
        
        How often do rockets blow up on their first launches? - ljk - 3/27/2006 7:32:42 PM
        
        Musk Vows To Launch Falcon 1 Again Within Six Months - ljk - 3/28/2006 4:28:09 PM

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