SpaceX Crew-1: Heat shield and parachute deployment improved from Demo-2
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The heat shield on the SpaceX Demo-2 mission "had a little bit more erosion than they wanted to see," according to SpaceX VP Hans Koenigsmann. The tiles in the affected areas have been redesigned. Also, SpaceX had to tweak the parachute deployment sensors and have created a larger keep out zones for boats for splashdown.
Credit: NASA
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