Anyone with slightest interest in space knew well in advance that the odds were stacked against achieving the full objective of that test, and any outcome that

Anyone with slightest interest in space knew well in advance that the odds were stacked against achieving the full objective of that test, and any outcome that didn’t result in demolishing the launch tower would be a success: “The most likely outcome is that something will go wrong during this flight... The primary goal of this mission, therefore, is to gather as much data as possible about the performance by Super Heavy and Starship in flight—for as long as that flight lasts.” [0] But perhaps you know that too. [0] - https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/04/spacex-to-make-a-second-attempt-to-launch-its-massive-starship-rocket/ https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/04/spacex-to-make-a-sec...