Apollo TPS (PICA – Thermal Protection System)
Published July 7, 2025
- Materials:
- Woven glass honeycomb
- Phenolic resin
- Chopped glass fiber
- Scan Type: Laminography
- Settings:
- 50 kVp @ 4 W
- 2 hr scan time (can reduce by >50%)
- 129 µm reconstruction
- Findings:
- Successfully scanned layered heat shield
- Shows structure of thermal protection composite