Starship won’t be ready for a while
SpaceX has a knack for moving quickly, but this first mission will undoubtedly produce a hefty to-do list for the private space company, including a fix for those problematic Raptor engines, a complete overhaul of the Boca Chica launch site (including the possible installation of a flame trench and water deluge system), and a potential rethink of the stage separation system, the latter of which failed to work at the designated time. That’s not to say these are intractable problems—they’re likely not—but these fixes won’t happen overnight.
