Aeronautics and astronautics – Spacecraft – Spacecraft formation – orbit – or interplanetary path
Patent
1989-10-10
1992-01-14
Barefoot, Galen L.
Aeronautics and astronautics
Spacecraft
Spacecraft formation, orbit, or interplanetary path
428920, 428408, B64G 158
Patent
active
050803069
ABSTRACT:
A multi-layer blanket insulation adapted of use in an aerobrake intended to assist in the return of a space vehicle from a higher earth orbit to a low earth orbit for recovery and possible reuse. Between two face sheets of a cloth material highly resistant to elevated temperatures are interposed a layer of a flexible insulative material and a layer of non-porous foil. The insulation is stitched together into a predetermined pattern. A backside stiffener may be secured to the back face by a layer of a suitable cloth material.
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Holdridge Jeffrey D.
Porter John W.
White Neal C.
Barefoot Galen L.
Duncan John R.
General Dynamics Corporation Space Systems Division
Gilliam Frank D.
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