2 thoughts on “Starship Test Flights”

  1. The big question is how confident is SpaceX in their engine relights and attitude controls. If high, then orbital flights with splashdown returns may come next. If low, then they’ll continue flying suborbital trajectories to ensure an orbital ship doesn’t become an uncontrolled hazard.
    So far, the engine relights seem to have gone very well – even if there is a problem, there are 3 engines on ship that can do the job.
    Attitude control seems fine when not overwhelmed by leaking fuel tanks.

  2. From what I’ve read, there is only 1 remaining V2 Starship. My guess is the next flight will continue with testing critical technologies like active heat shield tiles and reentry thruster tests. They may even test moving propellant from one tank to another to simulate refueling.

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