OTOH I remembered Columbia too and I felt good knowing that Starship is being tested thoroughly without jeopardizing the crew. The space-shuttle could not fly

OTOH I remembered Columbia too and I felt good knowing that Starship is being tested thoroughly without jeopardizing the crew. The space-shuttle could not fly to the orbit automatically. It had to have people on board, and the first flight, IIRC, came close to a disaster.