This Is the Largest Blunt Body to Reenter Earth's Atmosphere, It Brought Back a Mystery
20 Nov 2023, 11:45 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA engineers have looked over the data from last year's Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator test, and the results are pleasing
Heat Shield or Bust: What's Protecting the Orion Spaceship From the Heat of Re-Entry
8 Jul 2023, 23:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA said at the end of June the heat shield of the Orion spaceship for the Artemis II mission has been installed, here's a closer look at the tech
Orion Spaceship Can Take Temperatures Half as Hot as the Sun, Heat Shield Has It Covered
30 Jun 2023, 07:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA announced this week the Orion spaceship which will fly the Artemis II mission got its heat shield, bringing the craft closer to completion
Deployable and Reusable Spacecraft Heat Protection Is Named After King Arthur's Shield
17 May 2023, 16:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A British space startup is working on a new type of heat shield for spacecraft that is both deployable and reusable, first test coming this year.
NASA to Demo Inflatable Heat Shield Next Week, Orbit Mission This Fall
8 Jun 2022, 08:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The American Space Agency plans to inflate a new heat shield for spacecraft next week, and orbital test is scheduled for the fall
NASA Drops Heat Shield Prototype from Helicopter, There's a Good Reason for It
2 May 2022, 15:29 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / The space agency has recently dropped a heat shield prototype from 1,200 ft – all in the name of science. The unit held out and performed accordingly
Inflatable Heat Shield Flight Test Coming in 2022, Could Open Up Mars to Humans
28 Jul 2021, 15:31 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator mission will launch in 2022 to test a new heat shield design
Combined Convective and Radiant Heat Are No Match for Orion Heat Shield
29 Jun 2021, 09:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA says the materials that make up the heat shield of the Orion space capsule survived tests that involved both convective and radiant heat
Mars Sample Return Lander Aerohell to Be Able to Withstand 5,000 Degrees Heat
25 Jun 2021, 09:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Lockheed Martin was selected by NASA to develop the heat shield and backshell for the Mars Sample Return Lander set to launch in the near future
Perseverance Had to Survive 2,550 Degrees Fahrenheit Heat Going Down to Mars
2 Apr 2021, 12:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Mars Entry, Descent, and Landing Instrumentation 2 is helping scientists on Earth get a better understanding of how rough the descent to Mars was
NASA Spacecraft to Reach the Sun’s Corona Protected by Cutting-Edge Heat Shield
9 Jul 2018, 14:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA readies cutting-edge heat shield to protect the Parker Solar Probe as it will be approaching the Sun's corona on its mission.
Ford Recalls Aussie Focus on Missing Heat Shield
27 May 2010, 12:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / For the second time in under a month, American manufacturer Ford announced it is recalling some of its Australian models due to a missing heat shield protecting the fuel tank. The models affecte...