250 - Tile Enthusiast

Jake and Anthony talk about Starship Flight 13, the heat shield discourse, Dragon beyond 2030, and shockingly, Jake was the one to say “Let’s talk about the National Security Space Launch program.”

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• SpaceX on X: “The Starship Recovery team has continued gathering imagery of the vehicle, which is still afloat in the Indian Ocean”
• Experts warn current Starship heat shield tech is a "dead end" for rapid reuse - Ars Technica
• Some Thoughts on Starship V13 Flight — Starship’s Current TPS is a “Dead-end” to Full-and-Rapid-Reusability | LinkedIn
• Actually, Starliner might fly into space this year - Ars Technica
• A "disaster waiting to happen"? Industry officials worry about Crew Dragon availability. - Ars Technica
• SpaceX wins $1.6 billion in launch orders for military satellite networks - SpaceNews

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