Elon Musk: There is an 80 percent chance Starship’s engine bay issues are solved

Ars: Ten years ago you kind of made big bets on Starship and Starlink, and most people probably expected one or both of them to fail. Musk: Including me. Ars: Yeah. These were huge bets. Musk: I was interviewed in the early days of Starlink, and they were asking me what's the goal of Starlink? I said goal number one: don't go bankrupt, as every other [low-Earth orbit] communications constellation has gone bankrupt, and we don't want to join them in the cemetery. So any outcome that does not result in death would be a good outcome. Ars: Starlink has become really successful. It helped me during a hurricane. And Starship is coming along. As you look out for the next 10 years, what are you betting on big now that will really bear fruit for SpaceX a decade from now? Musk: Well, by far the biggest thing is Starship. If the Starship program is successful—and we see a path to success, it's just a question of when we will have created the first fully reusable orbital launch vehicle, which ... Read full article.