Well, I was sorry to see the fizzle on the pad yesterday as Starship blasted off for the 13th time. It kind of brought back memories long repressed as a young Fire Control Officer, for a missile system that was famous for its own failure to launch. The RIM-7H NATO SEA SPARROW was a wonderment back then and the wonder came from the fact that almost half the time, it never left the rail after committed to launch. You can imagine the disappointment in it if this was one of the 8 air defense missiles you had to shoot at an incoming raid launched by a full regiment of Backfire bombers or the loadout of an Echo-II submarine.
Fingers crossed Starship will do better on the next attempt.
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