Sustaining Phenolic Impregnated Carbon Ablator (PICA) for Future NASA Missions Including Discovery and New Frontiers

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Sustaining Phenolic Impregnated Carbon Ablator (PICA) for Future NASA Missions Including Discovery and New Frontiers #517819 Thu 15 Aug 2019 02:55:PM
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 678,977 Los Angeles, USA Webmaster Launch Director
Webmaster Launch Director Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 678,977 Los Angeles, USA	Abstract: Phenolic Impregnated Carbon Ablator (PICA) was invented in the mid 1990's and due to its relatively low density and efficient performance has been the heat shield TPS of choice for a range of missions includ-ing, Stardust, OSIRIS-Rex, Mars Science Laboratry (MSL) and Mars 2020. PICA has also been the TPS solution on numerous Discovery and New Frontiers proposals, as both the heat shield and back shell TPS and is under consideration as both for the Mars Sample Return Earth Entry Vehicle (EEV) ... Source: Sustaining Phenolic Impregnated Car...ns Including Discovery and New Frontiers