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NASA's Inflatable Spacecraft Heat Shield

Experts are working on a unique experiment that will use an inflatable aeroshell/heat shield to protect a spacecraft when entering a planet's atmosphere or returning to Earth (2:36)

Courtesy of: NASA


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