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Comment by bluescrn | original | SpaceX catches the Starship to end Flight 15
[−]bluescrn · 2026-11-15 Sun 00:24 UTC · link
Falcon 9 had numerous landing failures early on.

They're averaging over 2 successful launches+landings per week now, and it's so routine that nobody cares.

[−]shagie · 2026-11-15 Sun 02:05 UTC · link
An addendum to this is that Falcon's 85th launch was Demo-2 (30 May 2020)... 10 years after Dragon Spacecraft Qualification Unit.