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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)