Foldable Heat Shield Could Help NASA Deliver Much Bigger Cargo to Deep Space

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NASA’s Adaptable Deployable Entry Placement Technology, or ADEPT, is a foldable device that opens to make a round, rigid heat shield, called an aeroshell. This game-changing technology could squeeze a heat shield into a rocket with a diameter larger than the rocket itself. The design may someday deliver much larger payloads to planetary surfaces than is currently possible. • Video credit: NASA/Ames Research Center • Learn more: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/ames/exp... • This video can be downloaded from the NASA Image and Video Library at: https://images.nasa.gov/details-ARC-2... • NASA's Ames Research Center is located in California's Silicon Valley. Follow us on social media to hear about the latest developments in space, science, technology and aeronautics. • Facebook • / nasaames • Twitter • / nasaames • Instagram • / nasaames

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