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I was sure they were going to lose one of the fins at "max q part 2".. Looked like it burned through near the hinge.
by jcgrillo 2y ago
I was sure they were going to lose one of the fins at "max q part 2".. Looked like it burned through near the hinge.
- _ph_ 2y agoIf anything, the last 2 flights have shown how good a decisions it was to go with steel. The thermal reserves seem to be really large. While not as bad as with the previous flight, there was still significant leakage of hot air between the starhip and the flap. But it didn't seem to cause significant damage, at least as far as for the landing. For complete reuse, they probably have to still improve that a bit.