Won't anyone think of the scientists?!
But the failure isn't just bad news for the company itself. It's much, much worse for those researchers and scientists who had cargo aboard the rocket. Some of these experiments have taken years to devise, obtain funding for, get accepted for the mission, and then package for orbital transfer. All that effort is now destroyed.
Given the likelihood of rocket failure, you'd be pretty dumb not to build at least one backup of your equipment, surely?
Biting the hand that feeds IT
