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[Eager Space] Starship Problems: What Would Falcon 9 Do? (youtu.be)

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I found this insightful. Eager Space has lost a lot of optimism about the program, and argues that SpaceX is now at the dreaded threshold of hubris. The Apollo program faced a similar crisis after the Apollo 1 disaster.

I find myself agreeing, especially with the spreading "block 3 will fix everything" mentality online. It doesn't feel that simple.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, some of the problems are not Block 2 specific. Maybe the resonance and disappearing Raptor 2s are, but some of the leaks, blown up COPVs, and heat shield issues will destroy Block 3s, too.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Have they had heatshield issues? So far, as long as a ship didn't lose attitude control or fail on ascent, the ship survived to splashdown.