How SpaceX Designed A Heat Shield For The Largest Spacecraft Ever Built

How SpaceX Designed A Heat Shield For The Largest Spacecraft Ever Built

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For the first time we saw the fully assembled Starship/SuperHeavy stack assembled on the pad. This is all designed to put Starship, the largest spacecraft ever built, into orbit, but we also got a really good look at a near complete thermal protection system, and that's critical to bringing the Starship back from orbit safely.

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