SpaceX successfully caught its Super Heavy booster for the second time. During Starship’s 7th test flight from Boca Chica, Texas, Super Heavy descended into the launch tower’s “chopstick” arms, ...
Simply Wall St. Starship’s reentry would have then tested the redesigned heat shielding, some with active cooling, to help SpaceX identify places on the ship’s exterior where it can eliminate tiles ...
SpaceX is also flying rudimentary catch fittings on Starship to test their thermal performance on reentry. The ship will fly a more demanding trajectory during descent to probe the structural limits ...