Will Inflatable Spacecraft Shield Survive Re-Entry Burn? | Video

1,114 views · Published 16 May 2012 · 2:07 · Indexed 2 October 2026

Channel: VideoFromSpace · 2012 · Science & Technology

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Final preparations are underway for the launch of the Inflatable Re-Entry Vehicle Experiment (IRVE3). It will be launched aboard a sounding rocket and the materials that make up the inflated heat shield will be put to the test on re-entry.

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