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The sad thing is that SN9 was meant to be moved to the launch pad on monday next week already. This is pretty certainly not going to happen as one of the rear f
by _Microft 6y ago
The sad thing is that SN9 was meant to be moved to the launch pad on monday next week already. This is pretty certainly not going to happen as one of the rear flaps is damaged.
Maybe assessing and fixing the damage would not even be worth it since SN10 and successors are being built right now? (Parts belonging to prototypes up to SN16 have been spotted by a local SpaceX fan already.)
- jcheng 6y ago> Maybe assessing and fixing the damage would not even be worth it since SN10 and successors are being built right now? Treat your starships like cattle, not pets!
- nerpderp82 6y agoFly it anyway and do a DiRT (pun intended).
- Laremere 6y agoLikely the most valuable parts are any engines that were mounted. (Have they mounted the engines?) My guess is that if they have a current surplus of engines, they'll try a fix and attempt to get data out of sn9, even if success chance is low. If they have more pressure vessels than engines for those pressure vessels, then I doubt sn9 will fly. Either way, one of the larger goals of these early prototypes is to iterate on how to make the starship quickly and inexpensively, so I doubt it's a total waste even if it doesn't fly.