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submitted 3 months ago by threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to c/spacex@sh.itjust.works

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[–] burble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 3 months ago

They did explore a transpiration heat shield, but ran away from the complexity.

I'm hoping the Stoke Nova upper stage aerospike heat shield works out. I really enjoy that solution.

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