[Puckster]

135 missions from 1981 to 2011 with 2 failures is hardly a bad track record...as dangerous as this inherently is.

We will see if Space-X gets past 6 launches without going for a redesign.

[Puckster]

To all...theere is complex that is born of KISS, complex in its simplest state.

And then there is complex that ignores KISS which becomes, long term, unmanageable, unreliable and dangerous.

[dragnet2]

135 missions from 1981 to 2011 with 2 failures is hardly a bad track record...as dangerous as this inherently is.

I didn't suggest or imply it was a bad track record, I said when launching rockets into space, things will happen, and delays are part of the game.

We will see if Space-X gets past 6 launches without going for a redesign.

Well that remains to be seen. BTW, does that mean 8 launches since 2 have already been successfully launched?