Fig. 02
Thermal Protection Systems
Ablative margins exceed flight-rated thermal limits
Composite tile assemblies rated to 2,800K with redundant heat-path routing across all re-entry angle profiles.
Sensor arrays detect gradient shifts before they propagate
Forty-eight thermocouples per tile cluster stream data to the guidance bus at 200 Hz sampling rate.
Redundant cooling loops eliminate single-point failures
Dual-circuit liquid cooling maintains avionics bay temperatures within 2°C tolerance during powered ascent.
Every structural joint tested at three times the flight envelope
Acoustic and vibration qualification replicates the full dynamic profile of launch, staging, and re-entry.