SpaceX Qualifies Its PICA Ablator in Arc Jet Tests

Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) will be able to shield its planned Dragon space capsule with its own phenolic impregnated carbon ablator (PICA) material, following arc-jet tests at NASA’s Ames Research Center. NASA helped the California-based startup develop its ability to manufacture PICA-X...

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