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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2013
Applicant:
The United States of America As Represented BY the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC (US);
Inventors:
Max L. Blosser, Newport News, VA (US);
Carl C. Poteet, Yorktown, VA (US);
Stan A. Bouslog, Friendswood, TX (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/58 (2013.01);
Abstract
A heat shield for a space vehicle comprises a plurality of phenolic impregnated carbon ablator (PICA) blocks secured to a surface of the space vehicle and arranged in a pattern with gaps therebetween. The heat shield further comprises a plurality of PICA strips disposed in the gaps between the PICA blocks. The PICA strips are mounted edgewise, such that the structural orientation of the PICA strips is substantially perpendicular to the structural orientation of the PICA blocks.