Comment by garaetjjte

Apparently, it worked too well in Lockheed Martin opinion.

>Temperatures on re-entry “were lower than we expected” on EFT-1, Hawes told reporters here during Lockheed Martin’s annual media day.

>That data supports a Lockheed Martin proposal to scrap the current heat-shield design, which features a 5-meter-diameter honeycombed frame, in favor of an alternative composed of rectangular heat-resistant tiles glued together with a silicone-based adhesive, Hawes said.

https://spacenews.com/lockheed-martin-pressing-to-simplify-o...