Elons monument to compensation can barely make a single orbit
Unlike with the spaceshuttle there are more regulations for safety. Most of the starship flights could have gone to orbit (exept 1,2,7 and 8, debatable on 9) , but its just that its an unneeded risk
This reminds me of a quote i saw about the spaceshuttle i saw some time ago
"You know you're in trouble when the Russians are adding safety features to your design"