Ablative heat shield studies for NASA Mars/Earth return entry vehicles

Approved for public release; distribution unlimited. === A material that behaves likes a glassy ablator on the surface, has a low thermal conductivity, is structurally tough, lightweight, and is in some sense reusable, would be desirable for the protective heat shield used on Earth entry vehicles. A...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hamm, Michael K.
Other Authors: Henline, William D.
Published: Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10945/34895