Congrats to SpaceX on the first orbital flight of Starship, and its deployment of operational Starlink satellites. The vehicle still has testing to demonstrate reusability, but as an expendable vehicle, it is now the most capable operational rocket, with more payload capability…
— Not-So-OK Boomer (@Rand_Simberg) September 28, 2026
The decision to go for the orbital burn after loseing one vac engine had shades of Apollo heydays “work the problem, make a bold decision and press on” to me.