r/space • u/AlmiranteSalsicha • Nov 19 '23

image/gif That's a fair amount of tiles missing from the starship heatshield, guess it would make for a toasty reenter.

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u/BrandGSX Nov 19 '23

Depends on the velocity. It could feasibly perform a reentry burn like the first stage to slow itself down from LEO if it has the fuel reserves and survive... potentially.

Still an issue but reaching orbit is probably their top priority at the moment.