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heat shield) X-15 research aircraft coated with ablative material developed to protect the aircraft from the high temperatures encountered at supersonic speeds. The technologies tested and developed with the X-15 aircraft paved the way for space missions from early Mercury and Gemini flights through to the space shuttle. Any heat-protecting coating or system, such as an ablation shield, which protects spacecraft from the heat of re-entry, when temperatures can reach 1,500°C/2,700°F. |
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Zeotherm TPVs are said to have proven ideally suited to meet the challenges of 2007 clean air intake ducts, without having to resort to heat shields or rubber components. Rieter says it is far more difficult to apply a partial heat shield than to cover an entire part surface with foil. 2 -- color) Shuttle Discovery performs a backflip to allow detailed photography of its heat shield as seen from the International Space Station, Thursday July 28, 2005. |
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