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According to the article, they're probably going to skip over SN12, 13, and 14 in order to try with a later design. That makes sense, since it's likely that se
by elihu 6y ago
According to the article, they're probably going to skip over SN12, 13, and 14 in order to try with a later design. That makes sense, since it's likely that several crashes happen between when construction starts on a new rocket and it finishes. Once it's done, they may have design might already be out of date.
> Fortunately, as part of its iterative development program, SpaceX is building a Starship vehicle at a rate of every two to three weeks. So the next prototype—likely to be SN15 as the company skips ahead toward a more advanced version—may be ready to fly in several weeks. Still, SpaceX would have liked to have gotten this one back in one piece.