Feb 14, 2025 21:34 pm IST Published On Elon Musk gifts hexagonal ceramic heatshield tiles from SpaceX's Starship. Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, yesterday at the Blair House in Washington. Mr Musk, accompanied by his three children and partner Shivon Zilis, gave Prime Minister Modi a gift that drew a lot of attention. The billionaire, overseeing the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in the Trump regime, gifted PM Modi what appears to be a heatshield tile that flew on SpaceX's starship test flight 5 in October last year. The relic was engraved with the words: "Starship Flight Test 5. October 13, 2024." The hexagonal ceramic heatshield tiles on SpaceX's Starship are designed to protect the spacecraft from extreme heat encountered during atmospheric re-entry as it makes its way back to Earth, report says. In October last year, SpaceX launched its Starship vehicle from South Texas. This mission is particularly notable for successfully capturing its Super Heavy booster at the launch site, marking a significant achievement in aerospace technology. PM Modi, in turn, gifted Musk's children three Indian classic books - "The Crescent Moon" by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, The Great RK Narayan Collection and Pandit Vishnu Sharma's Panchatantra. Images shared by the Prime Minister showed Musk's children reading these books. It was also a delight to meet Mr. @elonmusk's family and to talk about a wide range of subjects! pic.twitter.com/0WTEqBaVpT