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"Demonstrated" is a strong word given what we all saw. I'm not sure there has been any document released that they actually proved that they successfully did a propellant transfer.


Last month NASA stated at a meeting that SpaceX had successful propellant transfer: https://spacenews.com/spacex-making-progress-on-starship-in-...

"On Flight 3, they did an intertank transfer of cryogens, which was successful by all accounts,"

It has admittedly been a weirdly quiet confirmation though, coming from a NASA official rather than from the usual sources (Elon/Gwynne/SpaceX official X).


NASA always adds the caveat that analysis of the data is still ongoing. Something weird is going on with that demo.




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