Originally Posted by
The Sultan
The initial analysis from Scott Manley:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hF2C7xE9Mj4
The BIG problem I see in his report is the massive failure of the heat protection system. The Starship was shedding large sections before staging. That magnitude of damage points to a fundamental problem which will require a completely new approach to attaching the tiles before they try again. In Elon time that will take two months which translates into an Earth time of at least a year.
The next launch is slated for December 3rd. We shall see, but yes you're right, losing the tiles isn't exactly ideal.