Space Launch Complex 40, which was damaged during the Amos-6 explosion, should also be back up and running soon, giving SpaceX a rare capability: two pads at the same launch site that can support the same rocket. This all bodes quite well for the company's future, which has hitched its future to reusable technology and an unmatched mission cadence.

There is, however, a caveat: SpaceX is, statistically speaking, due for a disaster.

Both the CRS-7 and Amos-6 accidents happened amidst particularly productive periods, right when the company seemed to be firing on all cylinders.

CRS-7 was the 19th Falcon 9 flight, and Amos-6 was the 29th. There were were nine successful flights between the two disasters. BulgariaSat-1 will be the 37th Falcon 9 flight—the eighth since Amos-6.

Furthermore, before CRS-7, there was a near-miss during CRS-1, when a Merlin engine exploded during ascent. Dragon made it to orbit, but the secondary payload, an Orbcomm satellite, was lost. The interval between CRS-1 and CRS-7 was 14 launches.

The loss of Amos-6 was caused by an unforseen problem with SpaceX's advanced propellant loading techniques. Are there any yet-to-be-discovered bugs associated with reflying the Falcon 9 first stage?

Hopefully not. If SpaceX is truly on track for good, there may not be much preventing the Falcon 9 from becoming the new workhorse of the launch industry.