[ibraheemdev]

Elon Musk tweeted this a few weeks ago:

> Goals are to test 3 engine ascent, body flaps, transition from main to header tanks & landing flip.

Considering they achieved all their goals, I would say it was a success.

[bob33212]

Huge Success. This is a prototype. It was going to be thrown away next week regardless. Obviously long term the landing is very important. Just not today.

[klmadfejno]

Would they actually throw it away if it worked flawlessly? Why not try another test?

[simonh]

SN 9 is ready for testing in the next few weeks and has more design changes they need to test, so SN 8 is no longer needed. On the other hand the loss of the engines is a shame. They are by far the most expensive part of the vehicle and could have been used in later vehicles.