10 August 2018
Fiery inferno awaits NASA's Parker Solar Probe
... every second from our nearest star? The spacecraft is equipped with a 11.43 centimetre (4.5 inch) thick carbon-composite shield, that should be able to withstand temperatures outside the spacecraft that reach nearly 1,377 celsius (2,500 Fahrenheit...
25 March 2020
China to launch experimental deep-space spacecraft in April
...brings with it, such as higher speeds and improved heat shielding performance. The spacecraft’s development team have been working ...the control of its re-entry into the atmosphere, heat shielding and recovery technology," said Yang Qing, a designer of...
28 August 2020
Clumps of bacteria could survive interplanetary journey, new study says
...used their not so fortunate outer layer counterparts as a shield against radiation permeating space – a sort of herd survival...rocky panspermia. Using the dead outer colony members as shields gives raise to the possibility that bacteria could survive ...
20 December 2022
Outpost to develop ISS cargo ferry under NASA contract
....” The Cargo Ferry will be smaller than fixed heat shield systems and be more suitable to CLDs which are expected...direct increase in mass and volume than a fixed heat shield, as the heat shield is collapsed for all mission phases until the very final ...
10 January 2024
NASA announces delays to astronaut lunar missions
... and temperature control. NASA's investigation into unexpected loss of char layer pieces from the spacecraft's heat shield during Artemis I is expected to conclude this spring. Teams have taken a methodical approach to understand the issue, including...
July 2014
Space 1.0 to Space 3.0: from Gagarin to market growth
...of space production: specialisation. Specialisation allowed for the problem of creating in a very short period of time a nuclear missile shield and the start of a wide range of space programmes, especially manned programmes. The main customer for the...
