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Space Shuttle thermal protection system

High school (ages 12+)
Transportation

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/space-shuttle-thermal-protection-system

Step 2 · Questions

  1. 1. What is the primary materials employed?

  2. 2. What is the re-entry velocity range?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

  • Aerothermodynamics

  • Ablative Heat Shield

  • Thermal Cycling

  • Plasma Sheath

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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