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8 gru 2022 · The Orion heat shield uses tiles of the ablative material Avcoat to protect its crew during re-entry through Earth’s atmosphere. An ablator burns off in a controlled fashion, transferring heat away from the spacecraft.
- NASA Inflatable Heat Shield Finds Strength in Flexibility
A demonstration of an inflatable heat shield, or aeroshell,...
- LOFTID Inflatable Heat Shield Test A Success, Early Results Show - NASA
NASA’s Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable...
- NASA Inflatable Heat Shield Finds Strength in Flexibility
25 paź 2022 · A demonstration of an inflatable heat shield, or aeroshell, Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator (LOFTID), is the next step in advancing this technology that could one day help land humans on Mars.
17 lis 2022 · NASA’s Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator, or LOFTID, launched on Nov. 10, 2022, to demonstrate inflatable heat shield technology that could be key to landing humans on Mars.
9 maj 2024 · NASA has asked a panel of outside experts to review the agency's investigation into the unexpected loss of material from the heat shield of the Orion spacecraft on a test flight in 2022.
10 lis 2022 · A small start-up named Outpost Space is looking to create a novel space business that could use inflatable heat shield technology. In recent years, a slew of new rocket companies has driven...
17 lis 2022 · When a large experimental heat shield inflated in space and faced the brutal reentry of Earth’s atmosphere last week, the aeroshell survived — and NASA officials have deemed it a “huge ...
12 lis 2022 · NASA’s Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator, or LOFTID, is demonstrating a cross-cutting aeroshell — a type of heat shield — for atmospheric re-entry. This animation features mission highlights for the launch of NASA’s cutting-edge entry, descent, and landing technology: Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable ...
