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SpaceX completely changed how Starship’s heat shield tiles are attached—and it’s all to fix a dangerous flaw called thermal bridging that could melt the rocket from the inside out! #SpaceX #Starship #ship40 #ElonMusk #SpaceTechnology #Engineering #Aerospace #Mars #RocketScience

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