if it can safely reenter the atmosphere. It is the first time a starship from SpaceX that has been sent into orbit tries to reenter the atmosphere.
Elon Musk said in a post from X, “There are many tough issues to solve with this vehicle, but the biggest remaining problem is making a reusable orbital return heat shield, which has never been done before.” This response is a reassurance of his comments earlier this month, where he stated, “getting through max reentry heating.”.
Translating into the test of the three-stage novel heat shield. The shield is made out of 18,000 ceramic tiles, and its resistance will be tested when the spaceship tries to enter the atmosphere. Musk said, “We are not resilient to the loss of a single tile in most places”, the vulnerability of the spaceship being unpredictable to a certain extent due to the exposure to high temperatures. This translates into the destruction of the tiles, which would lead to a catastrophic event.
However, the ship's sustaining integrity is only one part of the process. The destruction of the elements would lead to the need to manufacture the shields at a higher volume. This can be a major breakthrough in the industry, leading to the creation of reusable spaceships. Reusability can also lead to lowering costs, Elon Musk previously made progress with the Falcon 9 Rocket, which flew 56 times this year so far.
The rocket ship is constructed out of two stages, recovering both stages and making possible the ultimate purpose of SpaceX - multiplanar experiences “Starship is designed to fundamentally alter humanity’s access to space, ultimately enabling us to make life multi-planetary. The third flight test of Starship and Super Heavy made tremendous strides towards this future and was an important step on the road to rapidly reliable reusable rockets.”
The best outcome leads to the ability of the spaceship to return to Earth with a guided landing in the Indian Ocean. Even more so, SpaceX received a commercial launch license from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. “During Flight 3, neither vehicle’s automated flight safety system was triggered, and no vehicle debris impacted outside of pre-defined hazard areas.”
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