Largest heat shield ever constructed installed on NASA's Orion spacecraft

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NASA scientists have installed the largest heat shield ever created for the intention of atmospheric re-entry, onto the crew module of its next generation spacecraft, Orion. The shield, made of the same base material as that which protected Apollo-era astronauts from re-entry conditions over four decades ago, is set to be tested to the extreme later this year as Orion's maiden flight blasts off. .. Continue Reading Largest heat shield ever constructed installed on NASA's Orion spacecraft

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Tags: Apollo, Atmosphere, Lockheed Martin, NASA, Orion Spacecraft, Protection, Shield, Temperature, Thermal

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