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.


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    Title :

    PICA Status: New Frontiers and Discovery Missions


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Outer Planet Assessment Group ; 2018 ; Flagstaff, AZ, United States


    Publication date :

    2016-08-11


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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