New Projects
NASA Ames has been involved in many projects recently, including X-37, Mars Exploration Rover (MER), Shuttle Return-to-Flight, Mars Science Laboratory, UHTC Development work and In-Space Propulsion.
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Highlights of recent work
Researchers at NASA Ames have recently completed testing of the Reinforced Carbon-Carbon (RCC), for Shuttle Return-to-Flight (RTF). In addition, radiation testing has been done in support of Huygens, with new equipment.
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Mars Exploration Rovers TPS
NASA Ames Research Center has played an important role in many areas of the Mars Exploration Rovers Mission (managed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena), including work done in the thermal protection missions and systems branch to support the design, manufacture and testing of the thermal protection system (TPS).
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Thermal Protection System (TPS) and Materials
Space vehicles that enter a planetary atmosphere (i.e. earth) like the Space Shuttle Orbiter require the use of a thermal protection system (TPS) to protect them from aerodynamic heating.
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Spotlight On - Don Ellerby
Congratulations to Don Ellerby, TPS branch person of the month! He has been working in the Thermal Protection Materials and Systems Branch as a Researcher since 2000. Check out the interview conducted with him recently for more on who he is, what he does, what he likes, and his advice to students.
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