Everyone knew the vehicle was wonky and that makes it even more egregious, it's not an excuse. It should have never stayed in service for as long as it did.
You seem to think 1.5% is an acceptable failure rate? Then what is too high in your mind, 50%?
Imagine we did have large scale space infrastructure/ spacestations / lunar colony, astronauts would have to fly that vehicle several hundred times in their career. No-one would survive till pension. We've had rockets for like 70 years now, it should not be a gamble whether you will survive.
You seem to think 1.5% is an acceptable failure rate? Then what is too high in your mind, 50%?
Imagine we did have large scale space infrastructure/ spacestations / lunar colony, astronauts would have to fly that vehicle several hundred times in their career. No-one would survive till pension. We've had rockets for like 70 years now, it should not be a gamble whether you will survive.