Re: Space Shuttle commentary


"www.spaceboot.eu" <andyhenospam@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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*Ariane 501, 502 (partial), 510 (partial), 517

Having fun with stats too? Ariane 501 en 502 were the first two
launches of the Ariane 5 series, so one could argue that these were
'tests'.

Tell that to the 'customer' on Ariane 501.


Ariane 517 was the first flight of the ECA variant.
You could also say that 2 out of 5 or 6 flying shuttles failed but that
wouldn't be fair since the shuttle is reusable.

And 94 out of 95 Soyuz's flown are now longer in service.

Big deal.





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