Hardware
Heat Shield Unknown
PICA-X Heat Shield
71 FOMO
SpaceX's proprietary variant of NASA's PICA (Phenolic Impregnated Carbon Ablator) heat shield. Used on Dragon capsule for ISS mission reentries. Significantly lighter than AVCOAT.
Specifications
Material PICA-X
Max Temp C 3,000
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