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Re:SpaceX test flight of Starship SN-5 [video] by ncmncm on Wednesday August 05, 2020 @07:30PM (#24066746)
It would be smart to demonstrate ability to do thing A before attempting thing B that is 1000 times harder.

With any luck, things you learn actually doing A, and then A' that is 10 times harder, and then A'' that is 100 times harder, will all turn out to be useful, even necessary, in tackling B. Failure is always an option, but there is no point in choosing it at the outset.

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Re:SpaceX test flight of Starship SN-5 [video] by cookingrobot on Thursday August 06, 2020 @03:01PM (#24074279)
Maybe SpaceX should practice colonizing in Antarctica. They could fly all their gear in on Starships and do a dress rehearsal.
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