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Originally Posted by flsteve
...and this is important mainly because ULA statistics are:
Total launches 146
Success(es) 146
Failure(s) 0
Partial failure(s) 0
The last 146 launches in a row were full successes. Most delays by waiting for SpaceX to get out of the way (works both ways).
Of course, SpaceX also nearly entirely destroyed launch complex 40 and lost the payload for Israel in a MASSIVE explosion, if you want to call that a failure. Not talked about much, but SpaceX is the fan favorite, so little things like that are frowned upon when mentioned. ULA's record has been stellar for DECADES, which is why mentioning the number of launches as being tied is significant to SpaceX.
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SpaceX is carrying passengers to the space station on a regular basis now, something ULA was SUPPOSED to be doing, but darn, they just can seem to get the system to work... just saying.