The "heat shields are for dummies" re-entry method.

[Minarkhaios]

This method is clearly an exploit of the new flaps, but still, it's effective.

We start with an 1M Kms re-entry orbit. It should be enough to burn anything unprotected (to be honest, I did not test if it indeed burn and destroy a naked pod, but it should)

The re-entry pod and its elegant design (cheap, cheap, and cheap). The ablative shield is here to demonstrate that we don't need it.

Just before re-entry (a bit after in fact, but the serious part is still below us). Around 2500 m/s, could be faster, but as a demonstrator, it should be enough.

And the same 29 seconds, 30000 m and 2300 m/s later (quite a break bump). And still ablator is still at full capacity.

And to conclude, the mission report