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Materialism: A Materials Science Podcast
Thermal Protection Systems
Materials Science, Aerospace Engineering and Physics podcast with Nate Olson
Materialism: A Materials Science Podcast, Episode 120, Hosted by Taylor Sparks and Andrew Falkowski
Friday 1 h 1 min
About
NASA aerospace engineer Nate Olson joins Taylor Sparks and Andrew Falkowski to discuss the materials and engineering behind spacecraft thermal protection. Topics include blunt-body designs, Apollo’s ablative heat shield, the Artemis I heat-shield anomaly and future protection systems. The scientific discussion is part of the Materialism materials-science series.
Topics
thermal protection