And now like I said, at cryogenic temperature, similar strength to weight to carbon fiber. Then when you factor in that we have a much reduced heat shield mass because The melting point of steel is about twice the melting point of aluminum. aluminum. So you can just run the rocket much hotter. Yes. So especially for the ship, which is coming in like a blazing meteor, you can greatly reduce the mass of the heat shield. (2:02:58–2:03:10)
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