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CALIFORNIA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) developed the Inflatable Hypersonic shield that can withstand the heat to help reduce the speed of the space capsule and protect it when it enters the planet's atmosphere.
Space-travel Launched on Thursday (7/26/2012), the heat shield developed NASA's Space Technology Program has managed to survive the journey through the Earth's atmosphere with hypersonic speed up to 7600 mph. Vehicle Experiment Inflatable reentry (IRVE-3) has been launched by rocket at 7:01 am local time from the Wallops Flight Facility at Wallops Island.
"It's nice to see the initial results indicate that we have successfully tested the Inflatable Hypersonic aerodynamic decelerator. Demonstration flight is able to demonstrate the value of this technology, a heat-resistant shield when entering the atmosphere for future space missions," said Deputy Director of NASA's Space Technology program, James Reuther.
IRVE-3, a ring-shaped cone with high-tech, coated with a layer of material that can withstand the heat. IRVE-3 was launched through three stages of the Black Brant rocket for sub-orbital flight.
Approximately 6 minutes into the flight, as planned, the AeroShell or inflatable heat shield weighing 680 pounds is separate from the vehicle peluncurnya 22 inches in diameter and 280 air miles above the Atlantic Ocean.
"A team of NASA engineers and technicians spent three years in preparation for flight IRVE-3. We are pushing the boundaries with this flight. We hope to test future launch with a larger inflatable aeroshells," concluded the Director of NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton , Lesa Roe.
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