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The heat-shield tiles that doomed earlier Starships get their first live camera inspection on Flight 12 — two probes will beam photos back as the ship reenters

When SpaceX stacks its next Starship for Flight 12, expected from Boca Chica, Texas, in mid-2026, two small camera probes will ride along with a single job: photograph the ship’s heat-shield tiles in ...
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The heat-shield tiles that doomed earlier Starships get their first live camera inspection in flight today — two probes beaming photos back through reentry

Two small camera probes separated from a Starship upper stage during its 12th integrated test flight in June 2026, drifting just far enough away to photograph the vehicle’s heat-shield tiles as ...