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The returned craft is going to be hard to reassemble from the pieces scattered across the surface of the planet, whether there were people in it or not.

• jjk166 2y ago
  So long as the crew capsule makes it back properly, that means the service module was good enough to get the job done. They'd also have data collected during the return voyage.
• HPsquared 2y ago
  It's unlikely to actually fail, just not unlikely enough to send the astronauts in.
  • Aaargh20318 2y ago
    The problem is in the service module which will be jettisoned and burn up in the atmosphere.
    • HPsquared 2y ago
      Ah, I see.
    • pfdietz 2y ago
      Clearly NASA should wait until Starship is available to return the entire thing to Earth in once piece (I'm assuming it will fit or could be made to fit.) :)