Study of critical defects in ablative heat shield systems for the space shuttle /

Study of critical defects in ablative heat shield systems for the space shuttle / R.L. Thompson, W.D. Rummel, and W.E. Driver.

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Results are presented from an investigation to determine the effects of fabrication-induced defects on the performance of an ablative heat shield material in a simulated space shuttle reentry environment. Nondestructive methods for detecting the defects were investigated. The material considered is...

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Main Author: Thompson, R. L.
Corporate Authors: Martin Marietta Denver Aerospace, Langley Research Center, United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Other Authors: Rummel, Ward D., Driver, W. E.
Format: Government Document Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Springfield, Va. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration ; For sale by the National Technical Information Service [distributor], 1972.
Series:NASA contractor report ; NASA CR-2010.
Subjects:
Ablative materials.
Shielding (Heat)
Space shuttles.
Space vehicles > Atmospheric entry.
Ablation (Aerothermodynamics)
Nondestructive testing.
Eblative materials.
Heat shielding.
Spacecraft reentry.
Defects.
Fabrication.
Nondestructive tests.

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