>>13935744He got cocky with the “.success” of falcon 9 and assumed he couldn’t fail
Space is hard, unfortunately
Ridiculous glider retry means a massive amount of real estate on the vehicle has to be proofed against heat
Why not a head first blunt reentry?
Needs way less heat protection...
And then there was the special snowflake FFSC engine, why not stick with the tried and true gas generator ! Sure go to methane for all it’s advantages, but FFSC is unnecessary complexity.
And then the whole Boca Chica experiment is insane instead of building a proper factory like BO in the cape
