No one has, to my knowledge, de-orbited a spacecraft ready to launch again immediately, which is where Musk thinks Starship is headed. That’s a big jump.
Re:Starship is still not understood
by Dylan16807 on Thursday October 28, 2021 @03:05PM
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That is, yes, but jumping that hurdle doesn't really matter if the landing is propulsive or not.
It is, but those are largely separate features. Each half of that combo has been done, and combining them doesn't cause any massive engineering conflicts.