They actually said they’ve been trying different techniques to not have it explode like rolling.

This way they got way more heat shield data, which is, I think, their most critical item they need to learn from and iterate.

> They actually said they’ve been trying different techniques to not have it explode like rolling.

interesting, i had no idea. I was going off the info i remembered about when those unexploded parts floated into Mexican waters. It's exciting to see Startship v3 have a perfect test flight. Hopefully the next launch will be fully orbital and they can start making productive use of the capability.