The presentation will describe the Space Shuttle Orbiter Thermal Protection System. Ceramic materials technology developed for the Shuttle an improvements introduced after its early flights will be delineated. The current Thermal Protection Technology state of the art and future needs for low cost access to space will be discussed.
Ceramic Thermal Protection Technology From The Space Shuttle to Access to Space
University of Texas-Pan American Conference ; 1995 ; Edinburg, TX, United States
1995-01-01
Conference paper
No indication
English
Thermal protection optimization for the space shuttle
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