llamacoffee@lemmy.world to SpaceX@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 23 hours ago(Alleged) Photo of the Flight 6 payload bay during reentryforum.nasaspaceflight.comimagemessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up131arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up130arrow-down1image(Alleged) Photo of the Flight 6 payload bay during reentryforum.nasaspaceflight.comllamacoffee@lemmy.world to SpaceX@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 23 hours agomessage-square17fedilinkfile-text
Image link from NSF forum. Originally leaked on X (I think), then posted to the SpaceXLounge subreddit by u/mehelponow
minus-squarepoVoq@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·21 hours agoYet the technology it used for the heat shield was very similar to what SpaceX is trying to do with the Ship.
minus-squarePennomi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·19 hours agoI’ve heard whispers that they are trying a new transpirational heat shield design since the tiles aren’t working out so well.
minus-squarepoVoq@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·19 hours agoThat would be pretty cool indeed.
Yet the technology it used for the heat shield was very similar to what SpaceX is trying to do with the Ship.
I’ve heard whispers that they are trying a new transpirational heat shield design since the tiles aren’t working out so well.
That would be pretty cool indeed.