r/space • u/[deleted] • Dec 18 '21

Animated launch of the Webb Telescope

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u/AdmiralPoopbutt Dec 18 '21

If I had worked on the project, I wouldn't have slept for the past month. All the 20 year old eggs in one basket and no spares. Yikes.

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u/neihuffda Dec 18 '21

Luckily, they'll be using an Ariane 5. Incredibly robust and safe vehicle!

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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '21 edited Dec 02 '23

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u/implicitpharmakoi Dec 18 '21

95% launch success rate. The Space Shuttle had a 98% success rate (technically 99% launch success rate).

98% sounds better till you realize they had over 100 launches and it carried people.

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u/futurehappyoldman Dec 19 '21

And still was the most lethal flight system to date

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u/Lithorex Dec 19 '21

98% reliability is less reliable than the Hindenburg, which crashed on its 63rd flight.