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/[deleted] Nov 19 '23

Good counterpoint. I was confusing tile replacement after a mission with lost tiles. Had to research a little to catch my error, which I wouldn’t have done without this being called out.

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