Orion thermal protection system

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aerospace engineering component heat shield spacecraft thermal protection system

The Orion thermal protection system is the heat shield and insulating structure designed to protect NASA’s Orion crew capsule from the extreme temperatures of atmospheric reentry during deep-space missions.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	aerospace engineering component ⓘ heat shield ⓘ spacecraft thermal protection system ⓘ
appliesTo	Orion crew capsule NERFINISHED ⓘ
designDriver	crew safety requirements ⓘ higher reentry speeds than low-Earth-orbit missions ⓘ reusability of crew module structure with replaceable heat shield ⓘ
designedFor	atmospheric reentry ⓘ crewed spaceflight ⓘ deep-space missions ⓘ
developer	Lockheed Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ NASA NERFINISHED ⓘ
function	dissipate reentry heat by ablation ⓘ limit heat flux to crew module structure ⓘ maintain acceptable temperatures for crew ⓘ maintain acceptable temperatures for onboard systems ⓘ
hasComponent	Orion crew module heat shield ⓘ back-shell thermal protection system ⓘ compression pad thermal protection ⓘ forward bay cover thermal protection ⓘ
hasShape	blunt-body heat shield ⓘ
heritageFrom	Apollo command module heat shield technology ⓘ Space Shuttle thermal protection system research ⓘ
missionProfile	high-energy reentry from deep space ⓘ lunar-return reentry speeds ⓘ
mountedOn	base of Orion crew module ⓘ
operatedBy	NASA Exploration Ground Systems during recovery operations ⓘ
partOf	NASA Artemis program hardware NERFINISHED ⓘ NASA Orion spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ Orion crew module NERFINISHED ⓘ
protects	Orion crew NERFINISHED ⓘ Orion crew module structure ⓘ avionics inside Orion crew module ⓘ
protectsFrom	aerothermal heating during reentry ⓘ extreme temperatures ⓘ plasma environment during reentry ⓘ thermal loads from lunar-return velocities ⓘ
reentryEnvironment	Earth atmosphere NERFINISHED ⓘ
supportsProgram	NASA Artemis program NERFINISHED ⓘ future Mars mission architectures using Orion ⓘ
testedOnMission	Artemis I NERFINISHED ⓘ Exploration Flight Test 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ
usesMaterial	Avcoat ablative material NERFINISHED ⓘ back-shell thermal insulation ⓘ ceramic tiles on back shell ⓘ honeycomb substrate ⓘ phenolic epoxy resin ⓘ

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