Orbiter Thermal Protection System

Describes how the thermal protection system shields the space craft from high temperatures during re-entry and ascent, the types of insulation used on the orbiter and the advantages of silica fiber tiles.

More in Space Shuttle Profile Series

  1. Orbiter Thermal Protection System
  2. Space Shuttle Economics
  3. Space shuttle overview: May 1980. 1980
  4. Space Shuttle - The Orbiter 1981
  5. Space Shuttle Communications 1981
  6. Space Shuttle Extra Vehicular Activity 1981
  7. Space Shuttle Ground Support 1981
  8. Space Shuttle Missions And Payloads 1981
  9. Space Shuttle Propulsion 1981
  10. Space Shuttle Spacelab 1981
  11. Sts - 1 Launch Aborts 1981

Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, creator, format, sound, description, catalog record