/sci/ - Science & Math

>>12002453
I mean something like this but put it on an upper stage so you can return it to earth after its done
or alternatively put a heatshield under the payload mount, so you just throw away the mount instead of the whole thing and do a flip around for landing after reentry
maybe an inflatable heatshield to make sure its big enough to protect the sides of the stage during reentry

Probably going to be called a retard, but i'm going to ask anyway.
What if instead starship used a heatshield like in the picture of this fictional rocket?

>>11541501
Doesnt look scfi enough.