Real Martians Moment: Orions Thermal Protection System

2016-01-03 0

Jeremy Vander Kam works as the Orion Thermal Protection System (TPS) manager at NASAs Ames Research Center. Orions TPS or heat shield is the largest .\r
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The film “The Martian” takes the work NASA and others have done exploring Mars and extends it into fiction set in the 2030s, when NASA astronauts are .\r
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A quick stop by the Mars Yard at NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory to learn more about rover technology.