The ADEPT Spiderweave material being tested in the arc jet facilities at NASA's Ames Research Center in California's Silicon Valley. Image credit: NASA/Patrick Virue The team behind the “umbrella-like ...
1. A firm fixed price quote for January 9, 2006 delivery of material coupons for independent testing in a NASA Arc Jet facility in the second quarter (January through March) of Fiscal Year 2006 (see ...
As it streaks into Earth’s atmosphere after a trip to the moon, the heat shield of NASA’s spaceship of the future must endure searing temperatures capable of melting any metal. Initial tests of ...
The team behind the “umbrella-like” deployable heat shield design called ADEPT, or the Adaptable, Deployable, Entry and Placement Technology, is testing out a new material to deliver science payloads ...