This article does not say the reason of abortion. But I read somewhere saying that the SRBs failed to ignite.
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Thanks for the follow-up and figures Taxiya. Yeah, I don't trust Elon at all lol! I do think SpaceX has been pretty good about capabilities, but I do wonder if the Starship will ever really be viable.
Yes, Falcon 9 and Heavy are good capable rockets. Starship will be good too. No doubt.
Everything he could have achieved is viable because he never said anything concrete. He controls where the moving goal post would be set.
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That is very important, especially with the changes in design and architecture that the rocket has seen so far.
Given the way SpaceX is known to develop and iterate, I am willing to bet that before - or if - this thing actually materializes as the Artemis lander and/or a viable commercial payload LV (seems to be a goal, at least), the goalposts will have moved....a lot!
In this context, arguing about capability and viability is...an exercise in futility since they control the narrative in what each should be at any given time.
Can't really set a firm point in moving sand, after all.
I seem to recall him saying he was going to have people on Mars by 2025. He is now saying 2029.
They already changed the propellant tanks from composite to stainless steel. The engines were also scaled down in size from initial expectations due to the whole rocket being scaled down. At this point it isn't the same rocket.
He got spanked and delayed autorization by federal agencies long enough for NASA to launch Artemis 1 before Starship to not lose face.