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In fairness we still don’t know that reusability is going to work. The heat shielding is afaict a big unknown. Can they use a mostly modular tile? Can they hol
by macintux 4y ago
In fairness we still don’t know that reusability is going to work. The heat shielding is afaict a big unknown.
Can they use a mostly modular tile? Can they hold the tiles in place with their current strategy? Will their approach to both of the above sufficiently protect the vehicle? How much will it take to reset the shielding after each launch?
- philistine 4y agoYeah those tiles are clearly the weakest link in the whole Starship ecosystem. The shuttle was built on the idea those tiles could be inspected and replaced within days. It ended up taking half a year.