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      20 hours ago

      Sure, there’s plenty of reporting, mostly with agendas. https://www.inc.com/kit-eaton/why-everyones-wrong-about-spacexs-starship-rocket-and-musk-is-probably-right/91195626

      Perfect? No. Meeting more primary goals than not? Yes.


      Flight 1  Apr 20, 2023
      Primary Goals:
       Integrated launch  
       Stage separation  
      Secondary Goals:  
       Booster splashdown  
       Starship reentry  
      
      Flight 2  Nov 18, 2023  
      Primary Goals:  
       Hot staging
       Near-orbital trajectory
      Secondary Goals:
       Booster recovery
       Starship reentry
      
      Flight 3  Mar 14, 2024
      Primary Goals:
       Orbital velocity
       Propellant transfer demo
      Secondary Goals:
       Payload deployment
       Raptor engine relight
      
      Flight 4  Jun 6, 2024
      Primary Goals:
       Booster splashdown
       Starship reentry
      Secondary Goals:
       Hot-stage ring jettison
       Landing flip maneuver
      
      Flight 5  Oct 13, 2024
      Primary Goals:
       Booster catch with launch tower
       Starship splashdown
      Secondary Goals:
       High-altitude flight
       Flap durability test
      
      Flight 6  Nov 19, 2024
      Primary Goals:
       Booster recovery
       Starship reentry
      Secondary Goals:
       Raptor relight in space
       Daylight splashdown
      
      Flight 7  Jan 16, 2025
      Primary Goals:
       Booster catch
       Starship splashdown
      Secondary Goals:
       Payload deployment
       Harmonic resonance test
      
      Flight 8  Mar 6, 2025
      Primary Goals:
       Booster recovery
       Starship reentry
      Secondary Goals:
       Payload deployment
       Thermal protection system test
      
      Flight 9  May 27, 2025
      Primary Goals:
       Booster reuse
       Starship reentry (reached, failed in execution)
      Secondary Goals:
       Payload deployment
       Raptor relight
       Heat shield tile test (data collected, vehicle lost)