I think the 'fail fast' strategy shown here is a pretty good one, freeze as soon as anything is outside normal operating parameters to give you time to decide what to do (I can see Elon Musk standing over a control panel with 'Abort / Retry / Ignore buttons').
The other things that helps is to have many redundant parts. So far they've been able to steer clear of any catastrophic mishaps but given the nature of spaceflight it will be a long time before we can relax on that front. 10's of launches without serious mishap would be quite amazing, so far the statistical base is rather thin. That does nothing to detract from the achievement to date, SpaceX is nothing short of incredible.
The other things that helps is to have many redundant parts. So far they've been able to steer clear of any catastrophic mishaps but given the nature of spaceflight it will be a long time before we can relax on that front. 10's of launches without serious mishap would be quite amazing, so far the statistical base is rather thin. That does nothing to detract from the achievement to date, SpaceX is nothing short of incredible.