heat shield

Noun

Meaning

a protective covering that protects a spacecraft from overheating on reentry

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Ablative Ablative heat shield (after use) on Apollo 12 capsule The ablative heat shield functions by lifting the hot shock layer gas away from the heat shield's outer wall (creating a cooler boundary layer ). Source: Internet

A wing leading edge reinforced carbon-carbon heat shield had been damaged by a piece of frozen external tank foam insulation which broke off and struck the wing during launch. Source: Internet

At its maximum, the temperature of the heat shield was between convert. Source: Internet

In the early 1960s various TPS systems were proposed to use water or other cooling liquid sprayed into the shock layer, or passed through channels in the heat shield. Source: Internet

Robinson was sent to remove two protruding gap fillers from Discovery 's heat shield, after engineers determined there was a small chance they could affect the shuttle upon re-entry. Source: Internet

The Apollo Command/Service Module used a spherical section forebody heat shield with a converging conical afterbody. Source: Internet

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