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> know they can relight the engine on the booster and we know they can relight for landing burns.

Do we know that? Booster crashed into the water at full speed; landing reignition failed.

They did demonstrate this during their Starship-only bellyflop/landing tests a couple of years ago. This wasn't in space, though, obviously, and wasn't after an extended coast period. So... we know they can relight them under at least some circumstances, but whether or not they can under _these_ circumstances is maybe unclear.

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