![heat shield - How many different hexagonal tiles' modules are required to pave one Starship? - Space Exploration Stack Exchange heat shield - How many different hexagonal tiles' modules are required to pave one Starship? - Space Exploration Stack Exchange](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZlBSm.jpg)
heat shield - How many different hexagonal tiles' modules are required to pave one Starship? - Space Exploration Stack Exchange
![Details of SpaceX new Starship's TPS, a network of hexagonal heat resistant tiles which protect the spaceship during reentry. (Photo by Reginald Mathalone/NurPhoto Stock Photo - Alamy Details of SpaceX new Starship's TPS, a network of hexagonal heat resistant tiles which protect the spaceship during reentry. (Photo by Reginald Mathalone/NurPhoto Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2KD681M/details-of-spacex-new-starships-tps-a-network-of-hexagonal-heat-resistant-tiles-which-protect-the-spaceship-during-reentry-photo-by-reginald-mathalonenurphoto-2KD681M.jpg)
Details of SpaceX new Starship's TPS, a network of hexagonal heat resistant tiles which protect the spaceship during reentry. (Photo by Reginald Mathalone/NurPhoto Stock Photo - Alamy
![SpaceX Starship New Heat Shield Tiles, Virgin Galactic Success & Wally Funk to fly to Space - YouTube SpaceX Starship New Heat Shield Tiles, Virgin Galactic Success & Wally Funk to fly to Space - YouTube](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zrOfZzXyNXQ/maxresdefault.jpg)
SpaceX Starship New Heat Shield Tiles, Virgin Galactic Success & Wally Funk to fly to Space - YouTube
According to Musk's announcement, the heat shield for Starship will have ceramic tiles in high heating areas, but isn't this very similar to the thermal solution used in the Space Shuttle orbiter? -
![A view of the experimental Starship heatshield tiles flown on CRS-18 Dragon. Photo: Pauline Acalin : r/spacex A view of the experimental Starship heatshield tiles flown on CRS-18 Dragon. Photo: Pauline Acalin : r/spacex](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EDJ_f02UYAAR6zd.jpg)
A view of the experimental Starship heatshield tiles flown on CRS-18 Dragon. Photo: Pauline Acalin : r/spacex
![Stud-welded section of SpaceX's Starship for attaching heat shield tiles. Imagine a 9m diameter programming wheel on the MMX. : r/MarbleMachineX Stud-welded section of SpaceX's Starship for attaching heat shield tiles. Imagine a 9m diameter programming wheel on the MMX. : r/MarbleMachineX](https://i.redd.it/jmcv7pdt63961.jpg)