Starship's Fourth Flight Test: Window Opens 07:00 AM Central Time

Re:Starship's Fourth Flight Test: Window Opens 07:00 AM Cent... by ta1243 on Thursday June 06, 2024 @07:41AM (#40596254)

There is no comparison between starship and Boeing. The comparission would be a Crew Dragon and Boeing.

When Crew Dragon first launched back in 2020 it was news -- i.e. it was literally NEW. They were the first people to launch into space from the US since the shuttle retired.

Crew Dragon last launched in March, and I certainly didn't see anything about it, it's business as usual.

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Re:Starship's Fourth Flight Test: Window Opens 07:00 AM Cent... by slimebot80 on Thursday June 06, 2024 @07:50AM (#40596303)

Not my point. Both are relevant to people and only one is considered "news".

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Re:Starship's Fourth Flight Test: Window Opens 07:00 AM Cent... by chpatrick on Thursday June 06, 2024 @08:10AM (#40596472)

It's certainly less newsworthy to repeat a similar feat years later.

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Re:Starship's Fourth Flight Test: Window Opens 07:00 AM Cent... by ta1243 on Thursday June 06, 2024 @08:31AM (#40596640)

News is literally what's new.

A new A350 flew from Qatar to London today. The first time the A350 flew it was news. Today it's not.

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Re:Starship's Fourth Flight Test: Window Opens 07:00 AM Cent... by kolinko on Thursday June 06, 2024 @09:00AM (#40596856)

People care less about whoever comes second - especially when they are 4 years too late.

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