PICA heat shield material top choice to protect Orion
Boeing's proposed PICA heat shield material is considered the leading candidate for protecting NASA's Orion spacecraft during re-entry into Earth's atmosphere, although the agency is moving forward with an alternative technology development program in case the PICA material runs into problems. The...
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