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Thermal screening of shuttle orbiter vehicle TPS materials under convective heating conditions, volume 1

Schaefer, J. W · 1973 · 2 pictures

A 1973 NASA contractor technical report by J. W. Schaefer covering arc-jet screening tests of thermal protection materials for the shuttle orbiter, written for aerospace engineers and program reviewers. Its plates combine fine-line mechanical drawings of pyrometer indexing gear and dimensioned test-model assemblies with title blocks and section arrows, plus grainy black-and-white photographs of cylindrical specimen holders, wire bundles, and wedge-shaped sample pieces laid out on grey cloth.

Apollo project · Project management · Test facilities · Equipment specifications · Performance tests · Spacecraft design · Spacecraft performance

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