From: snidely.too@gmail.com   
      
   Alain Fournier suggested that ...   
      
   > Has anyone heard anything about the success or failure of the propellant   
   > transfer experiment?   
      
   So far, my sources have only reported that SpaceX had begun the test.   
      
   The roll issue that prevented Raptor relight may have affected the   
   transfer as well, but I'm speculating.  It is even possible that the   
   transfer may have been a causative factor in the roll.   
      
   > It seems somewhat straightforward to do. But an in-orbit   
   > refuelling of a rocket has never been done before. Things that seem easy to   
   > do before they have been done can turn out much more complicated once you   
   > actually try it. And this is a very important technology for the exciting   
   > things that we hope will be done by Starship. I don't care all that much   
   > about Starship being able to launch satellites in Earth orbit. I'm much more   
   > excited about what can be done with a refuelled Starship.   
   >   
   >   
   > Alain Fournier   
      
   I'm excited by the cost reduction Starship is leading to.  Won't show   
   up in 2025, but it will come.  Pushing more exploration out scouting   
   the solar system is Grand Adventure, but even your refueling goal   
   depends on the cost reduction to be something more than a special   
   event, and infrastructe-in-orbit is what will really change the game.   
      
   /dps   
      
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