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Heatshield for Extreme Entry Environment Technology (HEEET) Thermal Protection System (TPS)Starting in 2013 and completing in 2019, the Heatshield for Extreme Entry Environment Technology (HEEET) project has been working to mature a 3-D Woven Thermal Protection System (TPS) to Technical Readiness Level (TRL) 6 to support future NASA missions to destinations with extreme entry environments such as Venus, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and high-speed sample return missions to Earth. A key aspect of the project has been the building and testing of a 1-meter base diameter Engineering Test Unit (ETU) representative of what could be used for a Saturn probe. This paper provides a high-level overview of the HEEET project including manufacturing and testing of the ETU for structural model verification, establish system capability and verify manufacturing workmanship.
Document ID
20190031964
Acquisition Source
Ames Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Ellerby, Don
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Venkatapathy, Ethiraj
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Gage, Peter
(Neerim Corp. Mountain View, CA, United States)
Stackpoole, Margaret
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Gasch, Matthew
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Peterson, Keith
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Young, Zion
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Kazemba, Cole
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Mahzari, Milad
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Nishioka, Owen
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Poteet, Carl
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Splinter, Scott
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Langston, Sarah
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Kellerman, Charles
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Williams, Joseph
(Analytical Mechanics Associates, Inc. Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Parbhu, Dinesh
(Analytical Mechanics Associates, Inc. Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Libben, Ben
(Analytical Mechanics Associates, Inc. Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Milos, Frank
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Fowler, Mike
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Driver, David
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Palmer, Grant
(Analytical Mechanics Associates, Inc. Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Gonzales, Greg
(Analytical Mechanics Associates, Inc. Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Boghozian, Tane
(Analytical Mechanics Associates, Inc. Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Chavez-Garcia, Jose
(Analytical Mechanics Associates, Inc. Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Miller, Ruth
(Analytical Mechanics Associates, Inc. Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Murphy, Alexander
(Analytical Mechanics Associates, Inc. Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Boston, Kelvin G.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Beverly, Joshua S.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Frye, Elora K.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Geouge, Wayne D.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Mclain, Kevin J.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
O’Connell, Joseph J.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
O’Neil, Teresa L.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Shanks, Gregory T.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Thornblom, Mark
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Tury, Jacob S.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Bloxom, Kevin L.
(Modern Machine and Tool Co. Newport News, VA, United States)
Duncan, Dwight L.
(Analytical Mechanics Associates, Inc. Hampton, VA, United States)
Johnston, William M.
(Sciences and Technology Corp. Hampton, VA, United States)
O’Donnell, Louise
(Modern Machine and Tool Co. Newport News, VA, United States)
Roth, Mark C.
(Modern Machine and Tool Co. Newport News, VA, United States)
Walker, Stewart
(Analytical Mechanics Associates, Inc. Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
October 4, 2019
Publication Date
September 29, 2019
Subject Category
Engineering (General)
Report/Patent Number
ARC-E-DAA-TN69963
Meeting Information
Meeting: Materials Science and Technology 2019 (MS&T19)
Location: Portland, Oregon
Country: United States
Start Date: September 29, 2019
End Date: October 3, 2019
Sponsors: The American Ceramic Society (ACerS)
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNA13AC87C
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNA15BB15C
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.
Technical Review
NASA Peer Committee
Keywords
Extreme Entry Environment
3D Woven
Thermal Protection System
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