On the windward side, what I want to do is have the first-ever regenerative heat shield. A double-walled stainless shell—like a stainless-steel sandwich, essentially, with two layers.

Exhibitions are traditional launching points for major equipment makers, and Caterpillar Marine Power Systems is no exception. Last month at the International Workboat Show in New Orleans the ...

However, the design changes are more complicated than just using stainless steel instead of carbon fiber or aluminum. SpaceX will not need advanced Pica-x ceramic heat shields in most of the rocket.

"Super Heavy booster is stainless steel," he wrote. "Since it only goes to around Mach 8 or 9, moreover at high altitude, it needs no heat shield, not even paint." SpaceX's Falcon rocket boosters ...

The first stage super heavy booster does not require a heat shield because it only reaches mach 8 or 9. Falcon rocket booster is aluminum-lithium & carbon fiber, which have low max temperature ...