On: Starship will attempt a launch this Friday

[BHSPitMonkey → cratermoon]

Naturally, any milestone beyond what they've attained previously is a sign of forward progress, no? This isn't a one-and-done rocket like SLS where everything needs to work on mission day, these are test articles we're talking about

[hoseja → cratermoon]

Yes, it's called "testing". Try appreciating that it's usually not medialized.

[JumpCrisscross → cratermoon]

See: Gemini and Mercury.

[cratermoon → JumpCrisscross]

You mean the two programs that simply re-used pre-existing well-tested launch vehicles and had zero LOV incidents in the crewed missions?