heat shield

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During its suborbital cruise phase, Starship successfully released its payload of 20 mock Starlink satellites, along with two satellites that scanned its heat shield and sent data back to the ground during the its descent.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

The upper stage has several test objectives, including cargo deployment and heat shield development.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Later this summer, the heat shield will be transported to NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

How the heat shield would perform was a point of focus in the run-up to the launch.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

If we made the heat shield and outer hull detachable, they could ditch a lot of weight after landing at Ares 3, and have a lighter ship for the traverse to Ares 4.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir