[FPSPACE] Chinese oak heat shields

[Stefan Barensky]

Cork (from cork oak) processed with resin was used for thermal 
protection on the upper side of Europe's ARD. It's efficient and low-cost!

S. Barensky
Space Editor
France

Brian Harvey a écrit :
> The Chinese published a detailed description of their FSW heat shields 
> in the 1980s - the main element being  molybdenum alloys and other 
> composite materials- but no mention of oak or wood.
>
> There was a western wire story at the time (11th February 1996, also 
> partially traced to Spaceflight News (October 1988)) that the FSWs 
> used 'tourist film' and had heat shields 'made of wooden planks'.  My 
> interpretation is that either it was a poor translation or a 
> ridiculing of the alleged primitiveness of the FSW.
>
> Brian Harvey
> Dublin, Ireland
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