Largest Object Ever Flown Will By Caught
By Brian Wang
The SpaceX Super Heavy Starship is the largest and heaviest object ever flown it will be caught with the launch tower.
Elon Musk talked about the flaps and heat shield. SpaceX will over-compensate for the flap and heat shield issues for the next flight.
SpaceX will redesign the forward flaps. The front section flaps will be changed to a different position which will be more robust, enable more payload and be easier to manufacture.
They tested ablative on the IFT4 launch. Two layers of ablative prevents burnthroughs to the steel.
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