Elon Musk Podcast SpaceX Starship Flight 10 Update - Hardware Details, Flight Information, News
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Jun 20, 2025 Get ready for an inside look at SpaceX's groundbreaking Starship system! Discover the innovative changes made for Flight 10, including impressive engineering upgrades. The discussion highlights crucial mission objectives aimed at enhancing reliability. Learn about the aspirations driving the design, as well as the challenges that have been tackled head-on. This is a thrilling dive into the future of space travel!
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Starship Block 2 Upgrades
- SpaceX's Starship Flight 10 uses an improved Block 2 design with larger size and enhanced thermal protection.
- Mechanical tile attachment replaces adhesives, solving tile shedding issues from previous flights.
Advanced Raptor 2 Propulsion
- The propulsion system uses 33 Raptor 2 engines on booster and 6 on the ship, achieving high thrust with 21% engine mass reduction.
- Flight 10 includes SpaceX's first refurbished engine, tested and validated for reuse.
Next-Gen Avionics and Navigation
- Flight 10 avionics are redesigned with more processing power and triple redundant architecture for reliability.
- Integrated Starlink and GNSS provide multiple communication paths and precise navigation, including star trackers.