Avcoat
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Avcoat is an ablative heat shield material originally developed for NASA’s Apollo program and later used on the Orion spacecraft to protect it during high-speed atmospheric reentry.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ablative heat shield material
ⓘ
thermal protection system material ⓘ |
| appliedTo | spacecraft heat shield ⓘ |
| designedFor | high-speed atmospheric reentry ⓘ |
| developedBy | NASA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedFor |
Earth reentry from lunar return velocities
ⓘ
crewed lunar missions ⓘ |
| era |
Apollo era
ⓘ
Orion era ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
ablative
ⓘ
erosion-resistant under reentry heating ⓘ high-temperature resistant ⓘ sacrificial ⓘ single-use ⓘ |
| partOf |
Apollo command module heat shield
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orion crew module heat shield ⓘ |
| protects |
crew module interior
ⓘ
spacecraft structure ⓘ |
| protectsFrom |
aerodynamic heating
ⓘ
extreme reentry temperatures ⓘ plasma heating ⓘ |
| reintroducedFor | Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | NASA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
aerothermal heating protection
ⓘ
atmospheric reentry protection ⓘ thermal protection ⓘ |
| usedIn | Apollo program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInMissionType |
crewed spaceflight
ⓘ
deep-space reentry missions ⓘ lunar return missions ⓘ |
| usedOn |
Apollo command module
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orion spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedOnBody | Earth reentry trajectories ⓘ |
| worksBy |
ablation
ⓘ
carrying away heat with eroding material ⓘ material charring and erosion ⓘ |
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