I was also worried about the life support system, which hadn’t flown before.
Regarding the heat shield, I think any other company would have had to do another uncrewed test flight for the new reentry profile, but here we are. It does seem like a pretty crazy double standard.
I’ll stop holding my breath when the heat shield doesn’t fail, tbh. There are known and serious issues with it, and they flew with it anyways.
I was also worried about the life support system, which hadn’t flown before.
Regarding the heat shield, I think any other company would have had to do another uncrewed test flight for the new reentry profile, but here we are. It does seem like a pretty crazy double standard.
Oh, that just scratches the surface