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SpaceX to test vehicle upgrades and payload deployment on next Starship flight (spacenews.com)
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

Yeah, such a difficult set of problems to solve. Weight, cost, reusability, durability, thermal properties, and manufacturing ease have to be considered. I'm hoping that they are still exploring options because there are so many potential avenues for improvement, and not because their attempts so far have been unpromising.