Amazing reading from Ars Technica with some great information about the latest tile test results from Starship flight 10.
Metal tiles did not prove to be a good option hence the heavy oxidation seen after re entry with most of the ship turning external tank orange.
The nose section of the ship had a large white patch this was caused by heat seeping between the tile gaps and eroding the underlying material.

Flight 11 should be a little different and we could see a complete thermal protection system. One area was seen not suffering much damage this area was made up of 3 layers an Ablative base a material likely Pyron next a layer of Kaowool (ceramic fibre insulation) on top of this is a new material called crunch wrap and will be used under the tile with extra material on each of the tiles side faces folded around and cut flush once installed.

SpaceX’s lesson from last Starship flight? “We need to seal the tiles.” - Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/09/spacexs-lesson-from-last-starship-flight-we-need-to-seal-the-tiles/



a IRL v továrně

As of September 11, 2025, SpaceX maintains a rotating fleet of reusable Falcon 9 Block 5 first-stage boosters, with approximately 23 active units (out of 52 total built, per recent records).
As of September 10, 2025, SpaceX has conducted 113 Falcon 9 launches in 2025, with no Falcon Heavy launches. This aligns with the total of 541 Falcon family launches overall, building on the 428 from 2010–2024.

tak vyzera ze robia start kazde 2 dni v priemere a rotuju 23, tak asi im to zatial staci na taku frekvenciu

DZODZO: otázka je, jestli kdyby teď dělali rychlejší turnaround, tak by měli dost nákladu k vynášení... třeba je brzdí víc výroba horních stupňů nebo starlinků, než samotné znovupřipravení boosteru na start a tak teď ani nemají důvod to dělat rychleji
je dost možný, že booster přivezou, provedou kontroly/opravy během pár dnů a booster pak dva tři týdny čeká na další misi

SEJDA: foto z února, S34 letěla s Boosterem 15 při testovací letu číslo 8
https://x.com/StarshipGazer/status/1889015659629085078

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Team photo with Starship 34 before rollout last night.

KOUDY: dik, chvili jsem si myslel, ze je to v nejakem meste.

XCHAOS: tohle nebylo od SpaceX, bohužel to nemůžu dohledat

plasma render

disco inferno #praisethecameraman

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Super Heavy Booster 15-2 has rolled out of megabay 1 this evening for a move to the Starbase launch complex later tonight for static fire testing scheduled for Sunday September 7th between 7 am and 12 pm.
Booster 15-2 will be the booster for upcoming Starship test flight 11 and was first flown and caught on flight 8.