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    8 hours 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)