1500°C Melt!New Starship's FLAP Upgrade to Break Physics...

1500°C Melt!New Starship's FLAP Upgrade to Break Physics...
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intro 0:00
Block 1 flap design 1:05
Block 2 flap design 2:52
Compare to that of Nasa’s Space Shuttle 7:54
The evolution of Starship flaps 9:40
outro 13:35
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1500°C Melt!New Starship's FLAP Upgrade to Break Physics...
With Flight 7 just around the corner, the space community is eagerly anticipating the debut of the Starship Block 2 hardware.
While Block 1 has mastered soft landings, Block 2 promises to bring SpaceX closer to Starship's upper-stage reusability, leading to the ultimate goal of full reusability of both stages.
The journey begins with Ship 33, which features numerous redesigned and simplified systems, particularly the flaps.
Playing a vital role in controlling and guiding the vehicle during re-entry and landing, these flaps have been upgraded to be more reliable and robust, addressing issues that arose during previous flights.
So, what specific changes has SpaceX implemented? Discover all the details in today's episode!
1500°C Melt!New Starship's FLAP Upgrade to Break Physics...
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The flaps of SpaceX's Starship rocket play a crucial role in controlling its aerodynamics during various flight phases, particularly during reentry and landing. It consists of two components: forward flaps positioned on the payload bay and aft flaps located on the sides of the engine bay and LOX tank.
In Starship Block 1, the old flap design clearly showed its shortcomings.
Flight 4 marks the first time both booster and ship made them all the way to a soft landing in the ocean. This allows us to take a closer look at the performance of the flaps. During Ship 29 reentered, plasma got into the port-side forward flap hinge, nearly melting it off.
1500°C Melt!New Starship's FLAP Upgrade to Break Physics...

Ship 30 in flight 5, although has the heat shield fairing much better than Ship 29, still had some burn marks on the forward flaps.
Then on Flight 6, SpaceX challenged Ship 31 even more by flying at higher angles of attack to test the limits of flap control and future landing configurations. Prior to launch, the flaps and flap fairings got the new ablative layer, and gap filler material was added to the flaps. As a result, there was once again a burn-through on at least one of the forward flaps of Ship 31.
It's safe to say that the Block 1 flap design had a major weakness related to its ability to withstand extreme heat during reentry. This indicates that while design upgrades have already proven beneficial, further refinements are still needed. That is where the second version comes in which will incorporate more significant upgrades.

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