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Comment by maxdo | original | SpaceX catches the Starship to end Flight 15
[−]maxdo · 2026-11-15 Sun 00:40 UTC · link
They did fly reused engines a year ago
[−]elif · 2026-11-15 Sun 01:02 UTC · link
Yes. But not the engines they are flying now.
[−]computerdork · 2026-11-15 Sun 04:15 UTC · link
Kind of a strange response. Yeah, most people would think spacex will eventually be able to reuse v3 of the raptors too.
[−]elif · 2026-11-15 Sun 18:18 UTC · link
Which is exactly why I called it aspirational rather than actual.
[−]elif · 2026-11-15 Sun 01:04 UTC · link
That's like saying a 2026 F150 is safe because a 2023 trim passed a crash test, despite a full overhaul of all the crash structures taking place in between
[−]computerdork · 2026-11-15 Sun 04:18 UTC · link
hmm, think it's more like saying a newly redesigned f150 will eventually pass the crash test, because it's basically 80% the same design as the previous generation. It might be in 2027, but if not then and the engineers keep at it, then in 2028 or 2029.
[−]HarHarVeryFunny · 2026-11-15 Sun 01:29 UTC · link
Only booster engines though. What remains to be seen is how the vaccuum raptors hold up for reuse - pretty brutal temperature cycling.