Thermal protection systems are essential for safeguarding aerospace vehicles during high‐temperature exposures, such as atmospheric entry and re-entry. These systems utilise ablative materials that, ...

Battelle has won a potential seven-year, $46.3 million contract to help the Department of Defense (DoD) manufacture thermal protection materials that withstand extreme hypersonic environments, the ...

The CBCF/SiBCN composite is characterized by its lightweight and porous structure, featuring a visible heat-leading layer in its cross-section. Microscopic analysis reveals that the ceramic matrix ...

NASA Ames Research Center is seeking information from industry on possible thermal protection system (TPS) materials for missions to Mars. “The Entry, Descent and Landing (EDL) Technology Development ...

Thermal protection systems, commonly known as heat shields, play a vital role in safeguarding spacecraft and high-speed vehicles from the extreme heat generated during atmospheric reentry or ...

The US Navy has awarded TexTech Engineered Composites a $76.8 million contract to deliver advanced carbon-phenolic heatshield materials and other reentry components for American and British strategic ...

Textron Systems Corporation, a Textron Inc. company, and Boston Materials, Inc. announced they have reached an agreement to collaborate on the development and industrialization of advanced high ...

NASA has selected The Boeing Company, Huntington Beach, Calif., to support the design and development of a lunar direct return-capable heat shield for the Orion crew exploration vehicle. The hybrid ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Wearable thermal insulation materials for harsh environments always require a compromise during their design and manufacturing. On one hand they need to be mechanically tough to ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — From the tragedy of the space shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003 to the now-routine return of commercial spacecraft, heat shields — formally called thermal protection systems — are ...

Thermik Gerätebau‘s thermal protectors and thermistors may be small and inconspicuous components, but their global impact on safety, efficiency, and sustainability is profound. From household ...