The topics addressed are history of reusable external insulation (RSI), and examples of shuttle RSI development challenges, which includes: (1) manufacturing of raw materials, such as fibers, coating components; (2) design of tile planform size, strain isolation, and gap heating; (3) insulation, such as bonding, bond verification, tolerances, and quality control; and (4) operation, such as durability, and water proofing
The major material and design challenges associated with the orbiter thermal protection system (TPS)...
A thermal protection tile for earth-to-orbit transports is described. The tiles consist of a rigid e...
The reusable surface insulation (RSI) material used in the shuttle thermal protection system is susc...
The shuttle orbiter relies primarily on a reusable surface insulation (RSI) thermal protection syste...
Materials and design technology of the all-silica LI-900 rigid surface insulation (RSI) thermal prot...
The harsh conditions to which the Space Shuttles are exposed during flight required the development ...
The characteristics and development of a lightweight reusable thermal protection system for the spac...
Spacecraft entering a planetary atmosphere require a very sophisticated thermal protection system. T...
The results are presented of a program to improve the reusable surface insulation (RSI) system throu...
Thermal protection materials and systems (TPS) are used to protect space vehicles from the heat expe...
A titanium multiwall/reusable surface insulation (MW/RSI) TPS concept designed to prevent local eros...
The thermal and structural performance LI-1542 reusable surface insulation (RSI) tiles was investiga...
Thermal protection materials and systems (TPS) protect vehicles from the heat generated when enterin...
The topics addressed are: (1) Space Exploration Initiative (SEI); (2) Aeroassist Flight Experiment (...
Thermal protection materials and systems (TPS) have been critical to fulfilling humankinds desire to...
The major material and design challenges associated with the orbiter thermal protection system (TPS)...
A thermal protection tile for earth-to-orbit transports is described. The tiles consist of a rigid e...
The reusable surface insulation (RSI) material used in the shuttle thermal protection system is susc...
The shuttle orbiter relies primarily on a reusable surface insulation (RSI) thermal protection syste...
Materials and design technology of the all-silica LI-900 rigid surface insulation (RSI) thermal prot...
The harsh conditions to which the Space Shuttles are exposed during flight required the development ...
The characteristics and development of a lightweight reusable thermal protection system for the spac...
Spacecraft entering a planetary atmosphere require a very sophisticated thermal protection system. T...
The results are presented of a program to improve the reusable surface insulation (RSI) system throu...
Thermal protection materials and systems (TPS) are used to protect space vehicles from the heat expe...
A titanium multiwall/reusable surface insulation (MW/RSI) TPS concept designed to prevent local eros...
The thermal and structural performance LI-1542 reusable surface insulation (RSI) tiles was investiga...
Thermal protection materials and systems (TPS) protect vehicles from the heat generated when enterin...
The topics addressed are: (1) Space Exploration Initiative (SEI); (2) Aeroassist Flight Experiment (...
Thermal protection materials and systems (TPS) have been critical to fulfilling humankinds desire to...
The major material and design challenges associated with the orbiter thermal protection system (TPS)...
A thermal protection tile for earth-to-orbit transports is described. The tiles consist of a rigid e...
The reusable surface insulation (RSI) material used in the shuttle thermal protection system is susc...