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Starship is not viable and SpaceX is bankrupt

Starship is not viable and SpaceX is bankrupt

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The booster fuel tanks basically are tin cans, and like tin cans, the pressure inside provides most of their structural integrity.

Pressurizing or depressurizing improperly can cause them to buckle

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Rocket science is unforgiving. Weight has to be reduced to terrifying levels. That's why the lunar lander looked the way it looked when man landed on the surface of the moon. You don't have the luxury of building in margins of safety. You are literally on the edge of blowing up all the time.