Back in December 2020, SpaceX conducted a test that fired a rocket that will one day bring us closer than ever to Mars. Then on the way back to earth It exploded.
In ambitious test flights like the 16-story SN8 Starship, “success” is relative. Even after the prototype exploded, SpaceX thought the rocket’s record height was a triumph. CEO Elon Musk tweeted a festival: “Mars, here we come!”
But it doesn’t seem …