Why Does Boeing's Starliner Not Look Burned After Reentry?
"A simple question lead me to talk about heat shielding on many different capsules over the years. Boeing's Starliner spacecraft uses a non-ablative heatshield on the backshell partly because it has lower thermal loads, compared to SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft, thanks to a shallower cone angle."
"And that's where I started . . ."
Boeing's Starliner and SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft have been developed and tested to fly astronauts to and from the International Space Station from U.S. soil.
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Video Credit: Scott Manley
Duration: 9 minutes, 40 seconds
Release Date: June 17, 2022
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