And then you go to fly the vehicle. And the accidents we've had with Challenger and Columbia, you know, those were, you know, Challenger accident, nothing you can do about it. Columbia accident, nothing you could have really done about it. I mean, if something falls off on liftoff, puts a hole in the wing, the vehicle disintegrates on entry. But we've had other problems in space. (21:16–21:20)
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