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Carbon fiber is a pretty weird choice for a reusable rocket. Unlike aluminum, it has basically zero tolerance to heat since the fibers are embedded in a matrix
by fhrjchcjdnc 10y ago
Carbon fiber is a pretty weird choice for a reusable rocket. Unlike aluminum, it has basically zero tolerance to heat since the fibers are embedded in a matrix made of a polymer glue compound. That's why they call it fiber reinforced plastic.
- oliwaw 10y agoIt won't be used for the rocket but for the Mars transport spaceship.
- jccooper 10y agoSpaceX already uses carbon fiber on their rockets in the interstage and payload shroud. They do provide some insulation: they're covered in cork. But most of the rocket body encounters extra low temperatures more than high temperatures.