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IPFS News Link • Space Travel and Exploration

SpaceX Starship HeatShield Solution

• https://www.nextbigfuture.com, by Brian Wang

Metal heat shield tiles had heavy oxidation seen after re entry with most of the ship turning external tank orange.

Flight 11 will see a complete thermal protection system. There are area 3 layers an Ablative base a material likely Pyron next a layer of Kaowool (ceramic fibre insulation) on top of this is a new material called crunch wrap.


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