INFLATABLE IRDT TESTS ONGOING
Astrium and Babakin of Russia have agreed to jointly market inflatable reentry and descent technology (IRDT). An Astrium IRDT system consisting of a heat shield that inflates shortly before reentry to act like a drag chute was flight tested in February 2000 (AW&ST Jan. 31, 2000, p. 41). The...
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