Starship’s first orbital flight put its heat shield to the test – how it fares could determine if SpaceX’s vision is possible

T1Covered by 1 source · first reported by MIT News (research) / Quanta / The Conversation at 29 Sept, 20:20 UTC

Starship’s heat shield is made of up of an array of ceramic tiles. Each is a small component, but together they have large consequences.

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• T1Starship’s first orbital flight put its heat shield to the test – how it fares could determine if SpaceX’s vision is possibleMIT News (research) / Quanta / The Conversation29 Sept, 20:20