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Old 20th Apr 2023, 23:22
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tdracer
 
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This is pretty good take on the test:

Congratulations SpaceX – The Laughing Wolf

SpaceX is doing what should have been done by many others: they test. They test to destruction. The Starships that exploded in ground testing? Good thing. Lots and lots of data. They were not failures, each one enabled the next to be improved. Certain agencies and many companies don’t want to test to that extent, as they are convinced the public sees such as a failure when it is not so. Yes, I know there are idiots that do feel that way, but they have no clue about reality as a general rule.
Most of the early Falcon flights didn't land successfully - but they kept testing and figured it out. Now it's routine.
I have little doubt they'll figure this out as well.
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