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minus-squareJumuta@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-23 days agois this finally the evaporative film cooling they promised with BFR? it makes sense though that they’re pursuing better heat shield tech though, improvements in it directly affect the payload mass
minus-squareburble@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 days agoIt does sound like the old film cooling, but I haven’t seen any pictures of these new tiles, which is really surprising given how many cameras are stalking everything in Boca Chica.
is this finally the evaporative film cooling they promised with BFR?
it makes sense though that they’re pursuing better heat shield tech though, improvements in it directly affect the payload mass
It does sound like the old film cooling, but I haven’t seen any pictures of these new tiles, which is really surprising given how many cameras are stalking everything in Boca Chica.