News tagged with heat shield
NASA Launches New Technology: An Inflatable Heat Shield
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 17, 2009 |
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A successful NASA flight test Monday demonstrated how a spacecraft returning to Earth can use an inflatable heat shield to slow and protect itself as it enters the atmosphere at hypersonic speeds.
Rocket to Launch Inflatable Re-entry Capsule
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Inflatable aircraft are not a new idea. Hot air balloons have been around for more than two centuries and blimps are a common sight over many sports stadiums. But it's hard to imagine an inflatable ...
NASA Selects Material for Orion Spacecraft Heat Shield
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 07, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA has chosen the material for a heat shield that will protect a new generation of space explorers when they return from the moon. After extensive study, NASA has selected the Avcoat ablator system for ...
Phoenix Images Discarded Heat Shield
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 18, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new color high-resolution image from the Phoenix Mars Lander shows its crumpled heat shield about 150 meters away from the spacecraft.
Orbiter's HiRISE Camera Saw Phoenix Heat Shield in Freefall on Landing Day
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 09, 2008 |
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Scientists running the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, known as HiRISE, on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have processed more details in an amazing image their camera captured as the Phoenix ...
