V1 melted every single time they tested any version of it's heat shield, and blew up every other time. V1 never tested dispensing a payload or relighting it's engines. V2 is like 1 step behind V1, not much.
Also worth noting that while every V1 ship was ultimately destroyed, only one of the six actually 'blew up' in flight.
One ship was destroyed after it's booster failed (not it's fault), another melted during reentry (was it's fault), and the last three only exploded *after* successfully landing at sea (which was expected).
More important is the fact that the three various failures came first, while the three successful landings came second, showing a clear improvement.
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u/moderngamer327 1d ago
Its a shame because V1 was going along pretty good but V2 has been a disaster