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Mechazilla has caught the Super Heavy booster! (threadreaderapp.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm eager to see how they'll address the nozzle warping. I wonder if they would do a short reentry burn after all, or whether changes to the flight profile or engine shielding would be sufficient.

[โ€“] NotMyOldRedditName 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

With the changes in raptor 3 getting rid of the heat shields I'm wondering what this means as well. It warped with a heat shield. Prior to this, they didn't think raptor 3 needed one, but does this change things?