>>1670626You need to get it man-rated first and we're probably far away from that, of course excluding HLS Starship that will only act as Lunar lander. Just take Dragon for comparison, a basic capsule using chutes. It was first launched in 2010 and the first manned flight took place in 2019. That's nine years of making a traditional vehicle. I don't want to sound pessimistic but it may take even longer for Starship, it's literally a groundbreaking technology that still needs to mature. NASA probably doesn't even have procedures for the certification of that type of landing.
However, if SpaceX expands their Starbase facility and speeds up Starship production, they'll be able to test/fly them much more frequently, therefore proving it reliable much in a shorter amount of time.
