Expert's reentry flap endures hot baptism

Thursday, June 30, 2011 - 13:30 in Astronomy & Space

(PhysOrg.com) -- A spacecraft control flap designed for the super-heated hypersonic fall through Earth’s atmosphere has come through testing in the world’s largest plasma wind tunnel to be ready for its first flight next year.

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