NASAの「完璧な」熱シールドデモがテストに合格
https://www.nasa.gov/missions/tech-demonstration/loftid/the-heat-is-on-nasas-flawless-heat-shield-demo-passes-the-test/

NASAのLOFTIDは18,000mphで大気圏再突入し、2700度の温度に耐え、太平洋に着水。大型の再突入体で、大気圏再突入技術を実証。HIADは火星や金星、土星の衛星での大型宇宙船降下を可能にする。NASAはこれを成功とし、次の大型HIADの開発をULAと共同で進める。

LOFTIDの技術実証は米小企業による貢献も含む公民連携プロジェクトで、打ち上げ運用をNASAが監督。
#NASA #技術実証 #LOFTID #HIAD #ULA
The Heat is On! NASA’s “Flawless” Heat Shield Demo Passes the Test - NASA

The Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator (LOFTID) launched on Nov. 10, 2022, aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket and

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9 new pictures from NASA
- Boeing MD-90 flies from Victorville, California to Palmdale, California where it will begin modifications as part of NASA Sustainable Flight Demonstrator
- Piazza Knows How to Manage the Heat

#ArmstrongFlightResearchCenter #BoeingMD90 #California #EFPI #EdwardsAirForceBase #ExtrinsicFabryPerotInterferometers #HIAD #HypersonicInflatableAerodynamicDecelerator #LOFTID #LowEarthOrbitFlightTestofanInflatableDecelerator

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