SpaceX Starship HeatShield Solution
by Brian Wang from NextBigFuture.com on (#702B9)
SpaceX has a new heatshield solution that is called the crunchwrap. ChromeKiwi has some graphics that explain it. SpaceX has decided they need to seal the tiles. 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 ...