Why Does Boeing's Starliner Not Look Burned After Reentry?

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.

For more info on OFT-2 and Starliner, visit: boeing.com/starliner

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Video Credit: Scott Manley

Duration: 9 minutes, 40 seconds

Release Date: June 17, 2022

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