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heat shield

NOUN
  1. a protective covering that protects a spacecraft from overheating on reentry

How To Use heat shield In A Sentence

  • The craft survived the journey with a rounded, blunt heat shield covered with ablative material, which evaporated away to dissipate heat.
  • There are heat shield plates around the array that have been badly burned to corroborate our theory.
  • Heat shields are now being fitted. Times, Sunday Times
  • A front spoiler, side skirts, radiator grille and sports exhaust with a specially-designed heat shield give the cabrio Brabus an elegant look.
  • The cargo lander would include an aerobrake heat shield and a nuclear reactor on a robot truck.
  • By progressively melting and falling off, an ablative heat shield can form a very effective protective barrier.
  • The nose of the space capsule is protected by a heat shield.
  • No one was saying whether it would cause a repeat of Columbia two-and-a-half years ago, which as you'll recall disintegrated when the heat shield was compromised, killing the crew of seven. CNN Transcript Aug 3, 2005
  • These compounds are used to make high-speed tools, military aircraft and spacecraft, heat shields, and specialized heat-resistant fibers.
  • After a de-orbit burn, the service module is jettisoned, exposing the heat shield for the first time in the mission. Orion Slims Down - NASA Watch
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