NASA has even authorized the Falcon 9 and its Dragon ... SpaceX aborted the booster catch, diverting the first stage to an ocean splashdown. Starship was sporting several new heat shield materials ...

Starship’s heat shield also received a makeover ahead of Flight Test 7. SpaceX is trying out it’s latest tile technology and adding an extra layer of protection. Some areas of the heat shield ...

The seventh test flight of SpaceX's gigantic Starship rocket came ... and many appeared to be chunks of tiles from Starship's heat shield. Unsurprisingly, the Federal Aviation Administration ...