The Space Shuttle Orbiter Thermal Protection System materials, design approaches associated with each material, and the operational performance experienced during fifty-five successful flights are described. The flights to date indicate that the thermal and structural design requirements were met and that the overall performance was outstanding.


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    Title :

    Space Shuttle Orbiter thermal protection system design and flight experience


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    ESA/ESTEC Workshop on Thermal Protection Systems ; 1993 ; Noordwijk, Netherlands


    Publication date :

    1993-07-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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