To add my tuppence to the “rapidly reusable” heat shield debate; one advantage SpaceX has is that they don’t have astronauts on board Starship so can take risks that were unacceptable with the Shuttle; they can refly a heat shield with some damage, like we saw on S40, just to see what happens. Find out more accurately what a flight worthy heat shield looks like, instead of having to be super conservative.
Well said sir.
Those who monetize fear for votes, ratings, clicks, views, power, and money hurt and destroy so many lives, it's evil.
Thank you for all you do to point to a positive and humanistic way for our future during this technological exponential leap into the unknown, so very much needed!
What an incredible ride and what a time to be alive.