Time and again, Musk promises to increase the launch frequency of Starship!
Not more caution, but more aggression!
An article from a Russian newspaper on June 23.
Earlier this month, SpaceX's ninth test of its massive Starship rocket ended in disaster.
In this context, many questions have arisen about what to expect from a spacecraft some believe will send humans to other planets, and whether recent failures signal deeper industry-wide issues.
It is certain that designing and launching space rockets is an extremely complex task, and failure is inevitable.
However, the third catastrophic failure in six months might require SpaceX to pause and reflect.
One can look back at past space programs to see typical success rates.
For example, Saturn V, the workhorse of the Apollo era, conducted 13 space launches with only one partial failure.
The "Antares" rocket developed by Orbital Sciences (now Northrop Grumman) has been launched 18 times with only one failure.
The Soviet Soyuz rocket, developed in the 1960s, was launched 32 times with only two failures.
As of May 2025, China's Long March series rockets had completed their 300th launch with a success rate of approximately 96%.
Of course, comparing Starship with other projects is not entirely fair.
Starship's mission is unique because no one has ever built a reusable super-heavy rocket before.
Facing frequent failures, people generally become more cautious.
But Musk is different.
Soon after the last failure, Starship stated that Musk would conduct the next test flight at a faster pace: every three to four weeks.
Original article: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1835675580166156/
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