shield
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He describes it as "a suit of armor," designed to shield the reactive center from water and other nearby molecules.
From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2026
Engineers responded by changing the way the spacecraft re‑enters the atmosphere that simulations showed would reduce the thermal load on the shield.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
During the previous, uncrewed Artemis mission, the Orion craft’s heat shield didn’t perform as expected, with protective material on the device chipping off.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
"We have high confidence in the system and the heat shield and the parachutes and the recovery systems we put together," Kshatriya said.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
Sophie, his wife, sat beside him, wearing a broad-brimmed hat to shield her cheerful, plump face from the summer sun.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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