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It would be better if one could vote for the first and the second stage separately. I believe that the booster has a good chance for a soft splashdown, while the Starship itself will probably explode on reentry.
Why does it keep exploding? Don't they already have the knowledge and tech to achieve this?
And maybe it is a PR strategy: it is fun to watch, the public really see the progress, so it is good for stocks.
But in any case, these all Starships are prototypes, they are meant to fail.
> Don't they already have the knowledge and tech to achieve this?
One could say they don't have all the knowledge, and they lacks some tech. Second stage got clogged thrusters and couldn't orient itself. I believe, that it was ice: there was something white on the video. Compressed gases tend to cool to really low temperatures when they evaporate. Maybe the was water in them, or they themselves started to crystallize.
The booster run into troubles with liquid oxigen filters. I cannot say what happened, but some engines didn't restart. It is much better then with the first test when engines didn't start at T-0:00, but still is not good enough.
Now the second stage will run probably into issues with its heat shield. If it will be able to orient itself properly, unlike the last time.