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      1 year ago

      Sure, there’s plenty of reporting, mostly with agendas. https://www.inc.com/kit-eaton/why-everyones-wrong-about-spacexs-starship-rocket-and-musk-is-probably-right/91195626

      Perfect? No. Meeting more primary goals than not? Yes.


      Flight 1 – Apr 20, 2023
      Primary Goals:
      ❌ Integrated launch  
      ❌ Stage separation  
      Secondary Goals:  
      ❌ Booster splashdown  
      ❌ Starship reentry  
      
      Flight 2 – Nov 18, 2023  
      Primary Goals:  
      ✅ Hot staging
      ✅ Near-orbital trajectory
      Secondary Goals:
      ❌ Booster recovery
      ❌ Starship reentry
      
      Flight 3 – Mar 14, 2024
      Primary Goals:
      ✅ Orbital velocity
      ✅ Propellant transfer demo
      Secondary Goals:
      ❌ Payload deployment
      ❌ Raptor engine relight
      
      Flight 4 – Jun 6, 2024
      Primary Goals:
      ✅ Booster splashdown
      ✅ Starship reentry
      Secondary Goals:
      ✅ Hot-stage ring jettison
      ✅ Landing flip maneuver
      
      Flight 5 – Oct 13, 2024
      Primary Goals:
      ✅ Booster catch with launch tower
      ✅ Starship splashdown
      Secondary Goals:
      ✅ High-altitude flight
      ✅ Flap durability test
      
      Flight 6 – Nov 19, 2024
      Primary Goals:
      ✅ Booster recovery
      ✅ Starship reentry
      Secondary Goals:
      ✅ Raptor relight in space
      ✅ Daylight splashdown
      
      Flight 7 – Jan 16, 2025
      Primary Goals:
      ✅ Booster catch
      ✅ Starship splashdown
      Secondary Goals:
      ❌ Payload deployment
      ❌ Harmonic resonance test
      
      Flight 8 – Mar 6, 2025
      Primary Goals:
      ❌ Booster recovery
      ❌ Starship reentry
      Secondary Goals:
      ❌ Payload deployment
      ❌ Thermal protection system test
      
      Flight 9 – May 27, 2025
      Primary Goals:
      ✅ Booster reuse
      ✅ Starship reentry (reached, failed in execution)
      Secondary Goals:
      ❌ Payload deployment
      ❌ Raptor relight
      ❌ Heat shield tile test (data collected, vehicle lost)