Shuttle tiles were also unique per position and starship tiles have a few base forms that are interchangeable
replyShuttle tiles were also bonded to the body, which I don't believe is the case with most of the Starship tiles.
replyI would also believe that a robot could inspect and replace tiles a lot faster than humans.
replyTotal 6 shuttles built over 35 years. SpaceX already crashed 12 over 5 or so years.
replyObviously doesn’t guarantee they’ll find solution, but fast iteration will definitely help.