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One would think that temperature cycling isn’t all that great for solid propellant either. Any idea how many flights the typical AAM can endure before it has to go back to the shop for a thourough look over?

that’s true, more importantly, water condensation then absorbtion into the solid binders. But, IIRC, the rockets are sealed until fired?