Recovered SpaceX Starship Heat Tiles
By Brian Wang
Many SpaceX Starship heat tiles fell off during the last orbital launch. The number of heat tiles that fell off were so high that one group of people have found some that washed up from the ocean after a storm.
The heat tiles are light and fragile. SpaceX must determine improved ways to prevent the tiles from falling off during the next launch in about 6…
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