Last week, SpaceX made headlines with an incredible Starship’s first orbital flight. However, the upcoming months will be a challenging period for the company as they work to assess the damage sustained by the launch pad during liftoff and develop solutions to prevent further damage.
One of the primary solutions revealed by Elon Musk is a water-cooled metal plate that can withstand the immense power of the Raptor 2 engines. The company is actively working on implementing this solution to ensure the success of future launches.
So, how effective a water-cooled steel plate will be in dealing with the strength and sound waves produced by the 33 Raptor engines during launch?
Why this is the best solution for Starbase launch pad?
Find out everything about that in today’s episode of Alpha Tech:
To reminisce, SpaceX’s gigantic Starship vehicle lifted off Thursday (April 20) from the company’s Starbase facility in South Texas on its first-ever fully stacked test flight.
The rocket-spacecraft combo performed relatively well on its debut test flight, reaching a maximum altitude of 39 kilometers before several issues forced SpaceX to order the vehicle’s destruction high over the Gulf of Mexico.
SpaceX’s NEW Solution to prevent the pad damage by 33 engines…
