It was the 10th full-scale test flight of SpaceX’s Super Heavy booster and Starship upper stage, combining to form the world’s largest rocket. There were a couple of overarching objectives on the August 26 test flight. SpaceX founder Elon Musk said the discoloration was caused by the oxidation of metallic heat shield tiles installed to test their durability and performance in comparison to the ship’s array of ceramic tiles. Bill Gerstenmaier, SpaceX’s vice president of build and flight reliability, discussed the results from Starship Flight 10 on Monday. American Astronautical SocietyDelving Into the DetailsGerstenmaier went deeper during his discussion of the Starship test flight Monday.