Everyday Astronaut
@Erdayastronaut · Jul 25, 2019
So what's the ceramic for that was flown on Dragon today? Certain extra hot spots?
Elon Musk
@elonmusk
Testing a possible Starship windward side ceramic tile. Maximizing emissivity is best for conductive/particle heating. Nice thing about steel is that tiles can be very thin, unlike carbon fiber or aluminum airframe.
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