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TPS: From Arc-Jet to FlightThis slide presentation reviews the testing of thermal protection system materials. All space vehicles that reenter Earth's atmosphere from either LEO or from Lunar/Mars missions require thermal protection system (TPS) materials. These TPS materials requires ground test facilities that simulate the aerothermodynamic environments experienced by reentry. The existing arc-jet facility requires expansion to combine convective and radiation heating and to test the capability to protect with the CO2 atmosphere that will be encountered for Martian entry.
Document ID
20100042157
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Presentation
Authors
Buslog, Stanley A. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
August 25, 2013
Publication Date
March 1, 2004
Subject Category
Ground Support Systems And Facilities (Space)
Report/Patent Number
JSC-CN-8463
Report Number: JSC-CN-8463
Meeting Information
Meeting: Transformational Svstems Concepts and Technologies for Future Space Missions
Location: Houston, TX
Country: United States
Start Date: March 1, 2004
End Date: March 3, 2004
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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