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[Interview] Can Sweating Heat Shields Solve Re-Entry Problems for Reusable Rockets?
Heat shields are one of the trickiest problems left to solve before we can have truly reusable spacecraft. So far we've seen different solutions, like ablative materials or ceramic tiles. But can a sweating heat shield be a solution? Finding out in this interview.
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🟣 Guest: Dr. Hassan Saad Ifti
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📜 Could Sweating Spacecraft Make Re-Entry Easier?
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/could-sweating-spacecraft-make-re-entry-easier
00:00 Intro
01:40 Challenges of reentry
12:00 Sweating spacecraft
31:05 Which gas to use
38:49 Metal 3D-printing
45:51 Current obsessions
50:41 Final thoughts
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Heat shields are one of the trickiest problems left to solve before we can have truly reusable spacecraft. So far we've seen different solutions, like ablative materials or ceramic tiles. But can a sweating heat shield be a solution? Finding out in this interview.
😍 [Interview+] Same video. No YT ads.
https://www.patreon.com/universetoday
🟣 Guest: Dr. Hassan Saad Ifti
https://nal.tamu.edu/
📜 Could Sweating Spacecraft Make Re-Entry Easier?
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/could-sweating-spacecraft-make-re-entry-easier
00:00 Intro
01:40 Challenges of reentry
12:00 Sweating spacecraft
31:05 Which gas to use
38:49 Metal 3D-printing
45:51 Current obsessions
50:41 Final thoughts
📺 VIDEO VERSION
https://youtu.be/04rSPGwMLlM
📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter
No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter
🎧 PODCASTS
Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/
Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/
📩 CONTACT FRASER
⚖️ LICENSE
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Support Universe Today Podcast
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