John Kraus
@johnkrausphotos · Aug 28, 2025
Heat shield intact! Ship 37 is a trooper! @elonmusk what is the cause of the orange discoloration - one of the tile experiments?
SpaceX@SpaceX· Aug 28, 2025View of Starship landing burn and splashdown on Flight 10, made possible by SpaceX’s recovery team. Starship made it through reentry with intentionally missing tiles, completed maneuvers to intentionally stress its flaps, had visible damage to its aft skirt and flaps, and still
Elon Musk
@elonmusk
The orange color is rust from rapid oxidation of metallic test tiles
12:11 AM · August 29, 2025 · 190.9K views
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