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Old 28th May 2021 | 08:34
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ORAC
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Reports I’ve seen say all 3 raptors would need to swapped out, so it makes sense to skip a second unplanned flight and proceed straight to SN16.

Not sure at what point it will be become unlikely existing damaged raptors will be repaired, but if a major redesign is already in production for use in SN24 onwards that point may already have been reached. In fact it may even now be cheaper to junk them rather than disrupt the production line.

Not saying they are cheap - but the new design and mass production makes their price cheaper than those of their competitors by several factors.
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