Private space company Sierra Space announced it is developing a new tile-based thermal protection system to support ...

ORNL and Sierra Space developed a thermal protection system for reusable spacecraft, withstanding multiple re-entries.

The thermal protection system on the outside of the space shuttle included hundreds of ceramic tiles custom made for the ...

A silicon-carbide-based thermal protection system developed by ORNL and Sierra Space researchers will be used on the Sierra ...

CMC tiles will be used on the Sierra Space DC100 Dream Chaser spaceplane carrying critical supplies and science experiments ...

SpaceX launched its sixth Starship rocket Tuesday, proving for the first time that the stainless steel ship can maneuver in ...

SpaceX's Starship vehicle that will one day propel humans deep into the cosmos launched Tuesday on its latest flight test as ...

• SpaceX is set to launch Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, on its sixth test flight from South Texas. • A ...

Sierra Space, Oak Ridge Test Advanced TPS is published in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, an Aviation Week Intelligence ...

You need to get a few facts straight about the shuttle thermal protection system. The tiles were formed by compacting an aqueous slurry of silica fiber into virtually weightless blocks. These were ...

China has shown off a reusable shuttle that it intends to use to ferry cargo to and from its Tiangong space station. As Space.com reports, the project — dubbed Haolong — recently won the state ...