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anon8418 on March 23, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Boom (YC W16) signs $2B letter of intent with Virg...

How many launches has the Soyuz had?

Think how many more cycles a plane goes through a day / month / year / decade. Times that by the number of models of that plane out there.

rohit89 on March 23, 2016 | [–]

A plane doesn't undergo stress anywhere near what a rocket goes through and we understand all the science behind it very well.

bduerst on March 23, 2016 | | [–]

It's a different class of stress - think marathon vs. sprint.

jessaustin on March 23, 2016 | [–]

I doubt any spacegoing rocket will ever be expected to match the durability and maintenance schedule of e.g. the average 767.

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