Unlike other crew and booster return solutions, Starship must carry a full set of engines plus landing propellant into orbit just for landing.
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Rodney Brooks, “Unlike other crew and booster return solutions, Starship must carry a full set of engines plus landing propellant into orbit just for landing.” (said 1 January 2026). Verdict: not researched. Reliability API, claim c_a25bd8aa8f85, method 0.1.0+c876030c, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_a25bd8aa8f85
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