SpaceX does it again!!! + Rolling out Starlink

[Onkel Neal]

Musk is super optimistic, thinking 4 flights this year. Knowing how slow the FAA will be, with ample reason, this could be the only SS flight this year.

"Basically the outcome was roughly sort of what I expected and maybe slightly exceeded my expectations," he said. "And I'm glad to report that the pad damage is actually quite small, and it looks like it can be repaired quite quickly. It was actually just good to get this vehicle off the ground because we've made so many improvements in Booster 9 and beyond."

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023...nd-whats-next/

[Rockstar]

Originally Posted by Onkel Neal

Musk is super optimistic, thinking 4 flights this year. Knowing how slow the FAA will be, with ample reason, this could be the only SS flight this year.



https://arstechnica.com/science/2023...nd-whats-next/

I don’t understand how they have the brains and technology to build a rocket ship to fly in space. Yet couldn’t foresee the immense damage caused to rocket and launch facility by not have having a flame trench.