Uwe:
The data set of all launches to orbit 1980 - 2010 shows solid rockets having
about 1/2 the failure rate of liquid rockets.
Bill
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Subject: [AR] Re: ORS-4 ("Super Strypi") Hawaii launch delayed
Local Time: November 3 2015 11:18 am
UTC Time: November 3 2015 6:18 pm
From: uwe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Am 03.11.2015 um 19:12 schrieb Henry Vanderbilt:
My experience is, it doesn't matter how conceptually simple the
propulsion concept is. By the time it's integrated into an actual
operationally interesting vehicle, real world considerations will
dictate that the overall package will be complex.
(And if the vehicle actually does stay simple, there's a good chance
real-world considerations have been ignored and will come back to bite
it once it's flying. Naming no obvious examples...)
