I think it is a test of flight controls, and heat shields, but it could have launched a small satellite, but some here cannot get it in their head that the thing is traveling at 17,000 miles per hour.
“I think it is a test of flight controls, and heat shields, but it could have launched a small satellite, but some here cannot get it in their head that the thing is traveling at 17,000 miles per hour.”
It has already completed one multi-month mission, and successfully landed autonomously - a first. It’s a showcase of the advantages of unmanned space vehicles.