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SpaceX catches the Starship to end Flight 15
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rplnt
· 2026-11-15 Sun 09:31 UTC ·
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I do believe it's mostly the legs, but to the first point, on launch you don't have the vacuum engine bells exposed to this. Or second stage at all, where weight matters much more, so any extra shielding you don't need is good.