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0 pointsradu_floricica11mo ago0 comments

The error itself is probably easily fixed. Usually the bigger the effects, easier to fix.

The real problem is the damaged infrastructure. They don't have several launch towers in the pipeline like they have Starships. This is a "pause and rebuild" scenario, with the wait time much harder to parallelize with something else. Whatever time they spend until they have the second launch tower functional, I'd bet about half of it will be an overall addition to the whole project.

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peterfirefly11mo ago

> They don't have several launch towers in the pipeline like they have Starships.

They didn't lose a launch tower. It happened at a site only used for static fire tests.

(And they kinda do have several launch towers in the pipeline...)

jmaestrooper11mo ago

The test site is severely damaged, and they don't have another one. It took what ,6 months to rebuild the launch tower after IFT-1? And it wasn't destroyed, just damaged, on the test site the tanks and pipes and all the rest are right near the vehicle so I see a lot of destruction.

So what, 6 to 9 months while they repair/build new test site(s)?

Might as well cut the losses and scrap Block 2 altogether, and move on to Block 3.

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