The key moment came 38 minutes after Starship roared off the launch pad
The world's biggest launcher —standing 398 feet (121.3 meters) tall— lifted off from SpaceX's Starbase facility in South ...
How NASA Space Shuttle Tiles Work To Protect Against Extreme Heat
Replacement And Maintenance Of Space Shuttle Tiles With roughly 24,300 tiles and ... inspections to ensure their integrity, ...
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Dream Chaser receives thermal protection system, on track...
Dream Chaser has approximately 2,000 TPS tile compared to the 24,000 tiles used on the Space Shuttle. Dream Chaser ... Dream Chaser will not be severely damaged from orbital debris or micro ...
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New heat shield to protect next-gen reusable spacecraft during reentry
Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Sierra Space Corporation have developed a new heat shield based on venerable 1980s Space ...
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The Space Shuttle That Fell To Earth: Nov 18
NASA engineers analyse film footage of a piece of debris striking the shuttle Columbia 81 seconds after launch.
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New Thermal Protection Tiles for Spaceships to Debut on Dream Chaser Spaceplane
Private space company Sierra Space announced it is developing a new tile-based thermal protection system to support ...
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Amazing Carbon Foam Doesn’t Take Much Bread
A lot of people knew the Space Shuttle had ceramic tiles to protect its nose from reentry heat. That’s mostly because the tiles fell off a lot and each one was a unique shape, so it got a lot of ...