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Old 15th October 2024 | 10:25
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ORAC
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It will all come out in the wash I'm sure.
The advantage of being the first in the world to have a flight tested first stage to inspect and tear down.

First reaction from Musk is that apart from a few distorted engine exhaust cones everything looks good.

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Just inspected the Starship booster, which the arms have now placed back in its launch mount. Looks great!

A few outer engine nozzles are warped from heating & some other minor issues, but these are easily addressed.

Starship is designed to achieve reflight of its rocket booster ultimately within an hour after liftoff. The booster returns within ~5 minutes, so the remaining time is reloading propellant and placing a ship on top of the booster.
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