On: SpaceX wins $440M contract with NASA to develop Space Shuttle successor

[slurgfest]

There is a very important distinction between "launch failure" and "exploded rocket." MERELY failing to launch is safe. I am normally failing to launch while sitting in my chair. If they can lick the "exploded rocket" issue by substituting it with a mere "failure to launch" then that is great.

[CamperBob2 → slurgfest]

As the SpaceX president put it, it's an "abort" if you get to try again, and a "failure" if you don't.