> Starship had a close to orbital velocity launch in March It had orbital velocity, but it wasn't on an orbital trajectory. At least based on the numbers provi

> Starship had a close to orbital velocity launch in March It had orbital velocity, but it wasn't on an orbital trajectory. At least based on the numbers provided and Scott Manley's description of events. I think the NASA award for pumping tonnes of oxidizer required them to be at or above orbital velocity.