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 ...

SpaceX removed about 72 tiles in 18 key locations for Starship Flight 11 and there was no catastrophic failure. This could allow SpaceX to optimize the heat shield and remove 10-20% of tiles over ...

SpaceX’s experimental test of metallic heat shield tiles for the Starship vehicle ended in failure, with the tiles degrading rapidly under extreme thermal stress. The setback exposes a significant ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Starship’s body is made of stainless steel, a heavier material than carbon composites but chosen for its durability. After Flight ...

From the outset, SpaceX's tenth Starship test flight in late August looked like a near-perfect success. The massive rocket had a clean launch from Starbase, sailed smoothly into space, and guided ...

STARBASE, Texas—For the third day in a row, SpaceX engineers prepared to send the company’s massive Starship rocket into space Tuesday after a technical problem and bad weather grounded the test ...