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NASA successfully tests hypersonic inflatable heat shield

Submit on Monday, July 23rd, 2012 22:59

A large inflatable heat shield developed by NASA’s Space Technology Program has successfully survived a trip through Earth’s atmosphere while travelling at hypersonic speeds up to 12,160 km/h.

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