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The Manufacturing of Heat Shield Tiles for SpaceX’s Starship
SpaceX has made significant progress in developing reusable spacecraft components, particularly the heat shield tiles for its Starship program. The process of transforming raw materials into a finished heat shield tile involves a meticulous and time-consuming procedure, taking approximately 40 hours per tile. With current production capabilities, the factory outputs around 1,000 tiles daily—an impressive feat considering the scale of the operation.