Re: Best Tech Heat Shield

Cray74_at_gmail.com
Date: 03/23/05 

Date: 23 Mar 2005 05:59:29 -0800

kitplan...@gmail.com wrote:
> Suppose someone were to make a shuttle-like craft today. What would
> they use for a heat shield on the hottest areas. Would they use more
> reinforced carbon-carbon? Are there better things than the current
> tile system?

There are probably superior tile materials, but the shuttle makes its
own life difficult with its re-entry profile.

If you could reduce some of the military requirements on the shuttle,
there are lower temperature metal heat shields that should get the job
done.

Mike Miller, Materials Engineer

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