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Starship re-use is what this entire thing hinges on and we are still few years away from validating this.
by dzhiurgis 1y ago
Starship re-use is what this entire thing hinges on and we are still few years away from validating this.
- elteto 1y agoThe booster and most engines were reused in this test flight.
- dzhiurgis 1y agoYep but ship is where this is very difficult and far from validated.
- Veedrac 1y agoThe hard part of reuse is getting the thing back in flying shape. The booster part is actually just demonstrated, and this flight got us a fully-intact upper stage back, sans a few tiles lost to the wind and the landing being simulated. I can see room for skepticism on their rapid reuse plans, but skepticism on practicable reuse alone just seems discordant with the demonstrated success.
- sbuttgereit 1y ago> The booster part is actually just demonstrated For the second time.
- dzhiurgis 1y agoThey demonstrated tiles withstand single landing - thats far from rapid re-use. Somehow steel, high temps and ceramics reminds me apple crumble, not re-useable spaceship, but I wouldn’t bet against Elon here.