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Ablation Heatshield

An ablative heat shield protects a spacecraft from the heat generated by friction as it re-enters the earth's atmosphere. An ablative heat shield creates a boundary between the spacecraft and the heated air around it by charring, melting, and decomposing into gasses.

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  • BJ-1 (Miscellaneous)

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