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> They won’t put starship into orbit until they can test relight. Why can't they test relight? Also, they are already filing paperwork for IFT-4: https://apps

> They won’t put starship into orbit until they can test relight. Why can't they test relight? Also, they are already filing paperwork for IFT-4: https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/STA_Print.cfm?mode=current&application_seq=132243 https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/STA_Print.cfm?mode=cu... "Application includes a sub-orbital first stage booster and an orbital second stage"

bandyaboot 3y ago
They can test relight, but my point was that they wouldn't do it with Starship in orbit, because if it doesn't work, then they have no idea where it's coming back down. But maybe that's not as much of a problem as I had assumed given what's stated in the FCC application.