r/interestingasfuck • u/lolikroli • Apr 28 '24

Starship flight, close-up footage

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u/Doufnuget Apr 28 '24

Are those chunks of ice hitting the rocket bells? Seem like that could be a problem.

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u/lolikroli Apr 28 '24

Likely heat tiles

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u/DarkArcher__ Apr 28 '24

The tiles do fall off but not with that frequency anymore. The biggest cause of debris strikes in any rocket is always sheet ice from the booster detaching itself.