Hardware
Heat Shield Unknown
AVCOAT Heat Shield
68 FOMO
Ablative heat shield protecting Orion capsule during 11 km/s reentry from lunar distances. Uses AVCOAT foam compound applied in honeycomb cells. Artemis I showed unexpected but non-critical ablation patterns driving design improvements for Artemis III.
Specifications
Material AVCOAT
Diameter M 5
Max Temp C 2,760
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