The second stage is Starship or “Ship”, although the word Starship is often used for the combined system. pic.twitter.com/6R5YatSVJX — SpaceX (@SpaceX) October 13, 2024This would be a first for Ship, however. “Look, I don’t want to jinx it or anything, but I think we consider the heat shield problem solved at this point. That doesn’t mean we won’t make improvements to the heat shield. Of course, we’ll continue to make improvements to the heat shield.