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    Parker Solar Probe’s Heat Shield Enters Thermal Vacuum Testing

    Photo of the TPS in Goddard's Thermal Vacuum Chamber

    Download images and video in HD formats from NASA Goddard's Scientific Visualization Studio To protect NASA's Parker Solar Probe from the intense heat of the Sun's atmosphere, scientists and engineers developed a revolutionary Thermal Protection System. This heat shield, made of carbon-carbon composite material, will experience temperatures of almost 2,500 degrees Fahrenheit as the spacecraft …

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