This is a set of slides for a 2 min talk at the OPAG meeting to update the community on the current status of PICA and future needs. The current vendor for manufacturing rayon for the heritage PICA has discontinued the production and as a result, the community needs to be aware of the efforts underway to consider options and demonstrate manufacturing as well as obtain properties and thermal response model of an alternate rayon based PICA that is sustainable for missions in support of upcoming New Frontiers and future Discovery Missions of Opportunity.
PICA Status: New Frontiers and Discovery Missions
Outer Planet Assessment Group ; 2018 ; Flagstaff, AZ, United States
2016-08-11
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Phenolic Impregnated Carbon Ablators (PICA) for Discovery Class Missions
British Library Conference Proceedings | 1996
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