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Originally Posted by alpal
It's a bit of a worry that they keep having to blow their rockets up.
An expert on TV said it's part of the learning curve.
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Im not sure if the boosters self destruct system was activated from the ground or internally ? , but in any case it’s an FAA requirement for the launch licence.
I think they’re still waiting on data on why Starship blew up at orbital altitude and near orbital velocity.
The Starship is still in initial test mode , just like Falcon 1 and Falcon 9 was 12 to 15 years ago , numerous Falcons blew up before they nailed the design , engineering and testing until 99.99999% safe.
I reckon it will take another couple of attempts to achieve orbit and Non reusable recovery.