The plan for the first test flight is to aim for a controlled water landing, but the odds of that being completely successful aren't high enough to risk a land

The plan for the first test flight is to aim for a controlled water landing, but the odds of that being completely successful aren't high enough to risk a land landing. The new drone ships are still under construction: https://spaceexplored.com/2021/07/07/update-on-spacexs-gulf-coast-fleet-a-shortfall-of-gravitas-droneship-and-phobos-launch-platform/ https://spaceexplored.com/2021/07/07/update-on-spacexs-gulf-...