Through NASA's Space Technology Research Fellowship (NSTRF) program, a fresh approach to designing and manufacturing heat-thwarting thermal protection systems (TPS) for spacecraft is being developed and tested, offering the promise of fabricating larger tile sizes while reducing labor, cost and waste. TPS, or heatshields, form the outer surface of spacecraft – called the aeroshell. As shown in above visualization, heatshields provide protection as the vehicle plunges through planetary atmospheres. This technology is critical to assuring mission success.
April 12, 2017
Heat-thwarting thermal protection
Through NASA's Space Technology Research Fellowship (NSTRF) program, a fresh approach to designing and manufacturing heat-thwarting thermal protection systems (TPS) for spacecraft is being developed and tested, offering the promise of fabricating larger tile sizes while reducing labor, cost and waste. TPS, or heatshields, form the outer surface of spacecraft – called the aeroshell. As shown in above visualization, heatshields provide protection as the vehicle plunges through planetary atmospheres. This technology is critical to assuring mission success.
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