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NASA Demonstrates Next-Generation Heat Shield Technologies

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4 min readPreparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater)

A KREPE-3 capsule floats inside the Northrup Grumman Cygnus XL 24 cargo spacecraft on October 7. Inside the capsule is a 3-D printed heat shield designed by researchers at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.NASA


NASA is testing heat shields that can keep astronauts safe as they return from missions to the Moon and Mars in an unusual way: by taking out the trash.



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