alt Hacker NewsDo we just look past the failed primary booster objective? (I didn't write the brief)
Edit: Yes, ignore that bit.
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consensus1 • yesterday at 9:55 PM
Booster catch has been done as has booster re-flight. The only remaining part of the full functionality that has not been proven out is ship reuse.
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roodypoo2 • yesterday at 10:09 PM
Please go back to reddit
We don't have to look past it. Musk said it failed because engine underperformance caused too little fuel margin. He added that they have upgrades due on future flights.
If they ran out of fuel with 50 tons of payload it certainly begs the question of whether they will get to the goal of 100 tons of payload even with upgrades.
They also had engine fail on boostback. Reliability has been a persistent problem, they'll have to fix it for refueling and manned operations.