Private space company Sierra Space announced it is developing a new tile-based thermal protection system to support ...

The Space Shuttle is made of up of the Orbiter Vehicle, the External Tank, and 2 Solid Rocket Boosters. Missions were ...

The thermal protection system on the outside of the space shuttle included hundreds of ceramic tiles custom made for the ...

ORNL and Sierra Space developed a thermal protection system for reusable spacecraft, withstanding multiple re-entries.

A silicon-carbide-based thermal protection system developed by ORNL and Sierra Space researchers will be used on the Sierra ...

CMC tiles will be used on the Sierra Space DC100 Dream Chaser spaceplane carrying critical supplies and science experiments ...

The findings point to a complex defense system that shields tardigrade DNA from radiation-induced damage and can pave the way for devising better protection ... of NASA's space shuttle Endeavour.

Sierra Space, Oak Ridge Test Advanced TPS is published in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, an Aviation Week Intelligence ...

You need to get a few facts straight about the shuttle thermal protection system. The tiles were formed by compacting an aqueous slurry of silica fiber into virtually weightless blocks. These were ...

China has unveiled the design of a reusable winged shuttle to take cargo to and from the country's Tiangong space station.

China has shown off a reusable shuttle that it intends to use to ferry cargo to and from its Tiangong space station. As Space.com reports, the project — dubbed Haolong — recently won the state ...