>>1696253>As it supposed to be reusable anyway they can start wilt hops and going for longer flights landing booster every time.They have already tested the ascent with hops. There is no reason not to test it stacked, they only lose 6 extra engines if it blows up and the stack is what they need to test as well as the tps.
>Proposed starship doesn't need booster to do such flight.They don't benefit from seperating testing they can test booster hops and landings while testing the upper stage as well. Speed is key
