Renaming A Rocket To Get A 100% Success Rate

Just today I learned Minotaur-C is the same as Taurus, which makes this tweet quite the lie! 🤣 But congrats on today's success, @OrbitalATK! https://t.co/LlOaCpppl4 — Laura Seward Forczyk (@LauraForczyk) November 1, 2017

To date, our Minotaur rockets have completed 26 launches in 17 years with 100% success. See our mission history: https://t.co/EfdPwQZBuK — Orbital ATK (@OrbitalATK) October 31, 2017

Orbital ATK Successfully Launches Minotaur C Rocket Carrying 10 Spacecraft to Orbit for Planet

"Orbital ATK ... announced its commercial Minotaur C rocket successfully launched 10 commercial spacecraft into orbit for Planet. The Minotaur C launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California."

Minotaur-C, Wikipedia

"Minotaur-C (Minotaur Commercial), formerly known as Taurus ... Three of four launches between 2001 and 2011 ended in failure."

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