{"id":22535,"date":"2021-09-08T18:59:13","date_gmt":"2021-09-08T10:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/spacexs-latest-render-shows-starship-design-changes\/"},"modified":"2021-09-08T18:59:13","modified_gmt":"2021-09-08T10:59:13","slug":"spacexs-latest-render-shows-starship-design-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/spacexs-latest-render-shows-starship-design-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX\u2019s latest render shows Starship design changes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SpaceX\u2019s latest render of their Starship vehicle reflects many of the changes Elon has recently been talking about.<\/p>\n

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Starship render design changes<\/h2>\n

SpaceX has a similar render on their website from before these changes. There are a few major changes in the render. The Super Heavy booster no longer has the landing legs & flap combination at the base of the booster. They are no longer needed as the booster will be caught by the launch tower rather than landing on legs. The booster also features fixed rectangular grid fins rather than folding grid fins like on the previous render.<\/p>\n

The new render on the Starship vehicle seems to have slightly smaller flaps, with the aerodynamic cowling ahead of the flaps being adjusted to optimize for reentry. The windows have also been moved back from the nose of Starship while getting smaller with fewer curves.<\/p>\n

The latest render also seems to more realistically represent the thermal protection. The leeward side of the flaps is no longer entirely covered in the black thermal protection tile.<\/p>\n

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