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Likely 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,
by Laremere 6y ago
Likely 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.