Comrades:

I would say "depends". My Big Bertha has 20+ flights and will likely be flown until it can fly no longer. I think that should always be the answer for Big Berthas. On the other hand, I agree with Les and GH in that some scalers with fragile pieces get one flight under the theory that it's not a rocket until it flies and then they get retired. I have two BT-50 size Aerobees with 50+ flights each in support of my nephew's science fair projects. And I have a Soyuz with 12 flights and no damage (yet) to the lattice framework.

Like I said, depends.

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