heat shield

The last door let him out behind the heat shield, still in free fall.

"Why do spacecraft need heat shields coming back to Earth but not leaving?"

This means that there is no need for bulky life support systems and heat shields.

He spent some time hunting out the pod's heat shield.

Kraft was right; the heat shield had not been loose after all.

The base would serve as the heat shield on reentry.

According to the reading, the heat shield and landing bag were no longer locked in position.

It stopped to examine pieces of its discarded heat shield.

In August 1957, his team developed the ablative heat shield.

But ablative material is used as a heat shield on many space vehicles.

To prevent this, install the heat shield so that there is an air space of one or two inches behind it.

The relatively low speeds involved meant that heat shielding was not a major concern.

"The heat shield is the hottest place to sit."

After the parachute was deployed, the heat shield separated and fell away.

His actual job - to maintain a "heat shield" between public broadcasting and politics - was turned on its head.

Their heat shields fused into a single, almost solid mass as they struggled.

Space craft have heat shields to ensure a safe re-entry.

But with a heat shield to prevent detection, Jonnie did it.

Cuba has become a satellite trying re-entry into this world without a heat shield.

They moved the heat shields back to their storage positions, and went inside the bubble dome to have a look.

What they didn't know is that my ship's got the latest generation of heat shield on its nose.

Heat shielding similar to that used for hearths is available to protect walls.

Put the heat shield in place, if necessary.

It was covered with a removable plug in the nose of the forward heat shield.

What kind of heat shields do you use?"