>First successful use of 33 engines firing in unison. Well, fine, but that's a bit of a silly goal. I don't think there was any doubt that that would work, aft

>First successful use of 33 engines firing in unison. Well, fine, but that's a bit of a silly goal. I don't think there was any doubt that that would work, after the last test in which they all worked except for the ones that got damaged by concrete. Also, they were already tested on the ground, so...technically already achieved. > Now it’s a failure because they screwed up the landing. They didn't "screw up the landing". Something went badly wrong with the booster shortly after separation. And Starship went off course. Landing both the booster and Starship isn't some small "nice to have", it's fundamental to the operation of these craft. They didn't even get a chance to test landing either part, because both failed too early.