ALEX
@ajtourville · Nov 24, 2024
DYK: @SpaceX is conducting specialized heat shield testing using the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's plasma jet chamber to simulate Starship's atmospheric entry on Mars.
The difficulty on Mars is that the atmosphere is 95% CO₂ which, under the intense heat of entry,
Elon Musk
@elonmusk
A truly reusable orbital-entry-class heat shield is the single biggest technology problem remaining
08:09 PM · November 24, 2024 · 179.9K views
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