Yeah. I think they originally planned to use ceramic tiles only for certain spot...

		cubefox on Oct 13, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Starship Flight 5: Launch and booster catch [video... Yeah. I think they originally planned to use ceramic tiles only for certain spots and still transpiration cooling for the rest. Then they fully switched to ceramic tiles. In an interview with Everyday Astronaut on YouTube, if I recall correctly, Elon Musk said they first believed the ceramic tiles to be lighter.