heat shield
Example Sentences
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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
A top lieutenant of Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg for more than 20 years, Bosworth’s outspokenness and hard-charging style have made him a magnet for controversy—and, at times, a useful heat shield for his billionaire boss.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026
During its suborbital cruise phase, Starship successfully released its payload of 20 mock Starlink satellites, along with two satellites that scanned its heat shield and sent data back to the ground during the its descent.
From BBC ● May 23, 2026
The upper stage is to deploy a payload of 20 mock satellites and two "specially modified Starlink satellites" outfitted with cameras, which will analyze the spacecraft's heat shield.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
The retropack, it was hoped, would keep the potentially loose heat shield in place.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
