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| Space Shuttle thermal protection system | 5/5 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_thermal_protection_system | reference | science, encyclopedia | 2026-05-05T13:22:37.256899+00:00 | kb-cron |
== Tile donations == As of 2010, with the impending Space Shuttle retirement, NASA was donating TPS tiles to schools, universities, and museums for the cost of shipping—US$23.40 each. About 7000 tiles were available on a first-come, first-served basis, but limited to one each per institution.
== See also ==
Space Shuttle program Space Shuttle Columbia disaster Columbia Accident Investigation Board
== References == "When the Space Shuttle finally flies", article written by Rick Gore. National Geographic (pp. 316–347. Vol. 159, No. 3. March 1981). http://www.datamanos2.com/columbia/natgeomar81.html Space Shuttle Operator's Manual, by Kerry Mark Joels and Greg Kennedy (Ballantine Books, 1982). The Voyages of Columbia: The First True Spaceship, by Richard S. Lewis (Columbia University Press, 1984). A Space Shuttle Chronology, by John F. Guilmartin and John Mauer (NASA Johnson Space Center, 1988). Space Shuttle: The Quest Continues, by George Forres (Ian Allan, 1989). Information Summaries: Countdown! NASA Launch Vehicles and Facilities, (NASA PMS 018-B (KSC), October 1991). Space Shuttle: The History of Developing the National Space Transportation System, by Dennis Jenkins (Walsworth Publishing Company, 1996). U.S. Human Spaceflight: A Record of Achievement, 1961–1998. NASA – Monographs in Aerospace History No. 9, July 1998. Space Shuttle Thermal Protection System by Gary Milgrom. February, 2013. Free iTunes ebook download. https://books.apple.com/us/book/space-shuttle-thermal-protection/id591095660
== Notes ==
== External links == https://web.archive.org/web/20060909094330/http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/nasafact/tps.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20110707103505/http://ww3.albint.com/about/research/Pages/protectionSystems.aspx http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/technology/sts-newsref/sts_sys.html Archived 2009-07-15 at the Wayback Machine https://web.archive.org/web/20160307090308/http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/nexgen/Nexgen_Downloads/Shuttle_Gordon_TPS-PUBLIC_Appendix.pdf