Credit: u/GiulioVonKerman

all 4 comments

sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] 11 points 1 day ago (1 child)

Just a few minor things left to do:

  • Make booster reusable
  • Make ship reusable
  • Make ship have useful payload
  • Make everything reliable

So yeah, practically done

  • source
  • hideshow 1 child comment
  • [–] [S] 1 point 22 hours ago

    Make booster reusable

    Eh, they've already reused v2 boosters, and with a soft splashdown of a v3 booster, it seems like this isn't too far off.

    Make ship have useful payload

    Well, Starship Flight 14 was simultaneously Starlink Group 31-1, so I think that counts in terms of operational payloads.

    Make ship reusable

    This is the one I'm most worried about. I feel like we'll only have a good sense of this after the first ship catch and they get to inspect a flown ship that hasn't been soaking in seawater for several weeks.

    Make everything reliable

    I think this will just come with time as they ramp up the cadence, like it did with Falcon 9.

  • source
  • parent
  • [–] 9 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    Only 4 years after I was told there would be two Starships landing on Mars! Almost a new record.

  • source
  • hideshow 1 child comment