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It's a difference between "definition of success" and "the plan". They can't just say "we want to get off the pad and whatever happens afterwards, meh", they ha
by mwint 3y ago
It's a difference between "definition of success" and "the plan". They can't just say "we want to get off the pad and whatever happens afterwards, meh", they have to point it somewhere. So they plan out a whole flight to maximize useful data per additional success, but consider some subset of the plan to be an overall success.
I might go to the grocery store with a list of five things, but I only really need two things. Coming home with 3 things would be a success.
- mcculley 3y agoI am happy that they had a partial success. I remain unconvinced that it was a success as defined by other things they said.
- CydeWeys 3y agoWho cares? It's a lot of arguing over semantics that doesn't end up meaning anything in the grand scheme of things. SpaceX continues making progress on the development of Starship, and the tiny little mishaps that depend mostly on chance along the way don't end up actually mattering in the grand scheme of things.
- mgfist 3y agoI don't think SpaceX cares about your uninformed opinion
- mcculley 3y agoI agree with you. The only information I had is the words they used.