For the Space Shuttle several types of ceramic heat shield materials were developed, both flexible and rigid. Improvements on the materials are continuously evolving. Material properties that have been studied and improved are high temperature limits, material strength, surface ruggedness, and surface catalycity. The results are presented of preliminary analyses concerning the thermal protection systems of future spacecraft and their sensitivity to the above material properties.


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    Title :

    Performance analysis of advanced spacecraft TPS


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    Publication date :

    1987-04-03


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English






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