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Starship's Tenth Flight Test

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364 points metalman | 1 comments | 26 Aug 25 23:22 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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chasd00 ◴[27 Aug 25 00:38 UTC] No.45034091[source]▶
Just saw the splash down. I think this was 100% successful test.
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kersplody ◴[27 Aug 25 00:50 UTC] No.45034176[source]▶
Not quite, but it's a major milestone. Still quite a bit of work to go on the rapid reusability part (burnt flaps, oxidized body, missing tiles, tile waterproofing). Starship might actually deliver payload to orbit on flight 11.
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oska ◴[27 Aug 25 02:35 UTC] No.45034855[source]▶
What's the need for tile waterproofing ?
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1. imnotjames ◴[27 Aug 25 03:19 UTC] No.45035119{3}[source]▶
They are extremely hydrophilic.