Development of advanced metallic thermal-protection-system prototype hardware

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 183-194

  Blosser, M L ^a,b   Chen, R R ^a,c   Schmidt, I H ^a,c   Dorsey, J T ^a,b   Poteet, C C ^a,b   Bird, R K ^a,b   Wurster, K E ^a,d  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Metals and Thermal Structures Branch   (United States)

^c LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^d Vehicle Analysis Branch   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ACOUSTICS; COSTS; CREEP; CRYOGENICS; HEATING; MAINTENANCE; SPACE DEBRIS; SPACE RESEARCH; STRUCTURAL LOADS; TANKS (CONTAINERS);

MAINTENANCE COSTS; REUSABLE LAUNCH VEHICLES (RLV); THERMAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS (TPS);

SPACECRAFT;

EID: 2342519403     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.9179     Document Type: Article

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