[GuB-42]

For some of the tests, they removed a few tiles before launch, presumably to test that. Starship did fine.

[fooblaster]

coming back in one piece, and being good enough to use for 5 more missions are two very different things. For example, all existing reentry vehicles come back "fine" but they need to be completely remade to go up again.

[ceejayoz]

I remember this being the same argument used against the Falcon 9 when it first stuck its landings.

"Oh, they'll need to do it 10x to be profitable!"

Now they do, as a matter of course.

[fooblaster]

Just because you defeat popular consensus of what is possible in one place doesn't mean you can continue to do it again and again. This stuff is hard.

[hdgvhicv]

Yes reusing falcon 9 was hard too.

Being a cynical naysay isn’t hard.

[fooblaster]

uncritically believing this design will succeed, despite having all the signs of Elon interfering and massively shifting requirements, isn't "hard" either