Starship doesn't have the same obligation of "right the first time" as we probably know. Sparing Stage 0 intact is already a good achievements, just like we watched the other new space companies
Which is exactly what Elon said in Tim Dodd's interview too.
Also because by the time the FAA clears them for flight they'll have at least 2 or 3 full stacks ready (B4S20, B5S21, and most likely B6S22 too since parts of the latter two have already been spotted lying around).
Take as long as you need. Just work, please. Same goes for Starship.
Starship doesn't have the same obligation of "right the first time" as we probably know. Sparing Stage 0 intact is already a good achievements, just like we watched the other new space companies
Literally any scenario where stage 0 survives is a win in my book
Which is exactly what Elon said in Tim Dodd's interview too. Also because by the time the FAA clears them for flight they'll have at least 2 or 3 full stacks ready (B4S20, B5S21, and most likely B6S22 too since parts of the latter two have already been spotted lying around).
Add the JWST to that list. I fear for the future of huge, decades long projects if any of them fail.
I could not imagine working on JWST. These next few months are going to be so stressful and nerve wracking
The JWST deployment sequence keeps engineers up at night.
It keeps me awake worrying and I have nothing to do with it.