Eli5: “Why do spacecraft keep exploding, when we figured out to make them work ages ago?”

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I know its literally rocket science and a lot of very complex systems need to work together, but shouldnt we be able to iterate on a working formular?

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We’re rethinking what worked before and saying why not? Why can’t we reuse the booster? Why can’t the booster land itself? Why can’t we have Space Tourism? Why can’t we have private enterprise lift satellites? All kinds of “Why can’t we”, which results in more oop’s.

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