Private space company Sierra Space announced it is developing a new tile-based thermal protection system to support ...

The Space Shuttle is made of up of the Orbiter Vehicle, the External Tank, and 2 Solid Rocket Boosters. Missions were ...

The thermal protection system on the outside of the space shuttle included hundreds of ceramic tiles custom made for the ...

ORNL and Sierra Space developed a thermal protection system for reusable spacecraft, withstanding multiple re-entries.

A silicon-carbide-based thermal protection system developed by ORNL and Sierra Space researchers will be used on the Sierra ...

CMC tiles will be used on the Sierra Space DC100 Dream Chaser spaceplane carrying critical supplies and science experiments ...

Sierra Space, Oak Ridge Test Advanced TPS is published in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, an Aviation Week Intelligence ...

You need to get a few facts straight about the shuttle thermal protection system. The tiles were formed by compacting an aqueous slurry of silica fiber into virtually weightless blocks. These were ...

China has shown off a reusable shuttle that it intends to use to ferry cargo to and from its Tiangong space station. As Space.com reports, the project — dubbed Haolong — recently won the state ...

A common saying often attributed to Oscar Wilde is that “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness,” and the latest example of that comes from the space race.

Besides developing flying car, China's newly announced space cargo shuttle, the Haolong, has become a highlight of the ongoing Airshow China 2024. It is China's first cargo space shuttle.