CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The heat shield tiles that will be installed to the backshell of the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle's Exploration Flight Test EFT-1 capsule are manufactured inside the Thermal Protection System Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The insulation includes thermal barriers that are used around hatches, thrusters and other open areas of the backshell to protect the joints from heat. EFT-1 will be used during Orion's first test flight in space. For more information, visit www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: Frankie Martin KSC-2012-1596
Summary
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The heat shield tiles that will be installed to the backshell of the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle's Exploration Flight Test EFT-1 capsule are manufactured inside the Thermal Protection System Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The insulation includes thermal barriers that are used around hatches, thrusters and other open areas of the backshell to protect the joints from heat. EFT-1 will be used during Orion's first test flight in space. For more information, visit www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: Frankie Martin
Nothing Found.
Tags
orion crew vehicle mpcv exploration deep space future
kennedy space center
cape canaveral
heat
shield
tiles
heat shield tiles
backshell
orion
vehicle
crew vehicle
exploration
flight
eft
exploration flight test eft
capsule
thermal
protection
system
thermal protection system facility
insulation
barriers
hatches
thrusters
areas
joints
first test flight
frankie
martin
frankie martin ksc
test flight
high resolution
nasa
florida
Date
01/03/2012
Location
Kennedy Space Center, FL
Source
NASA
Link
Copyright info
Public Domain Dedication (CC0)