Langley Tests Dream Chaser's Thermal Dynamics

4,709 views · Published 23 September 2013 · 0:57 · Indexed 25 October 2026

Channel: NASA's Kennedy Space Center · 2013 · Science & Technology

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NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., conducted hypersonic testing of Dream Chaser models for Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) to obtain necessary data for the material selection and design of the spacecraft's thermal protection system (TPS). The wind tunnel tests are meant to reduce risk and improve the reliability of the Dream Chaser TPS during SNC's agreements with NASA's Commercial Crew Program (CCP) during the Commercial Crew Integrated Capability (CCiCap) initiative.

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