Portions of the combined Apollo spacecraft (the command and service module and the lunar module) are subjected to the impingement of hot exhaust gases from the various propulsion systems of the modules. The configurations of the vehicles and the sources of impinging engine plumes are described. A typical Apollo mission is outlined. Protection and design-verification methods are discussed. Finally, recommendations are made for future spacecraft programs.
Apollo experience report: Thermal protection from engine-plume environments
1972-06-01
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Apollo experience report: Thermal protection subsystem
NTRS | 1974
|Apollo Experience Report: Thermal Protection Subsystem
NTIS | 1974
|Apollo experience report ; [67]: Thermal protection subsystem
TIBKAT | 1974
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