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What we do
Our work includes prediction of atmospheric heating environments, development and characterization of materials, computational modeling, fabrication and testing.
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Projects in which we are involved
Recent projects include Shuttle Return to Flight (RTF), Mars Exploration Rover (MER), In-Space Propulsion and X-37. Upgrade work has also been completed on the TPSX database.
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Tools we use
Analysis and design efforts are supported by a variety of commercial and in-house-developed software tools for predicting aerothermal environments, designing test and flight hardware, and performing testing for the thermal/mechanical response of TPS for both reusable and single-use (ablative TPS) applications.
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Laboratories
The work done here is conducted in several laboratories, including the Ceramics Lab, Materials Characterization Lab, Thermal Protection Development Laboratory and the Ultra High Temperature Ceramic (UHTC) Laboratory.
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Our Staff
Ames Thermal Protection Materials and Systems Branch personnel have expertise in all aspects of analysis, development and qualification activities related to thermal protection.
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