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space2 years ago•1 min saved

Badminton-Inspired Heat Shield Set to Take Flight in 2021.

Welsh company Space Forge has designed a heat shield called Pridwen, inspired by the shuttlecock used in badminton, which can be folded before launch and then expanded into a shuttlecock-like shape once ready for re-entry. The heat shield is intended for returning materials from the Moon or from asteroids, or for landing spacecrafts on celestial bodies with atmospheres like Mars or Venus. Space Forge hopes to see a space flight using Pridwen before the close of 2023.

via Hackaday|

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space-technology2 years ago•3 min saved

Welsh space company creates innovative shuttlecock heatshield.

Welsh space start-up, Space Forge, has developed a reusable heatshield called Pridwen that can protect spacecraft when they return to Earth. The large flexible sheet can be folded tightly for launch and then spring out like a shuttlecock to radiate away heat energy in excess of a thousand degrees. Pridwen is central to Space Forge's business model of flying a fleet of "mini factories" in orbit to manufacture high-value materials and components. The company is already thinking about expanding Pridwen technology to return material from the Moon and asteroids and even landing on Solar System bodies with an atmosphere.

via BBC|

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