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>>8315690
>success/failure rate
This is not really the most relevant metric. The thing to look at is consecutive successes. When a rocket blows up, the one that flies next will hopefully have the previous flaws fixed, and it is in fine a different rocket that flies. You have two types of rockets basically: the ones that blow up a few times at the beginning then never fail again, and those who would periodically blow up once in a while. Which one would you feel safer flying your satellite in? Yup, consecutive successes is what matters to insurance companies, too.

>What's the standard here?
Pic related is generally considered the most reliable rocket in the world with more than 70 (or something) consecutive successes.