heat shield
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Streaks cover its heat shield, an indicator of the heat and forces that ripped across it as the vehicle powered back to Earth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
It is expected to provide valuable information to the company’s engineers, giving them a chance to review in detail how its heat shield performed during re-entry from space.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
The approximately one-hour flight also tested upgrades to the mammoth ship's heat shield.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
Their return journey will test an upgraded heat shield during the capsule's fiery re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
At the end of the second orbit, an indicator in the capsule suggested that the all-important heat shield was loose.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
