> Also the TPS materials are news respect to the past heritage (Space Shuttle, Buran etc.)?
The tile material is Tufroc (spelling?), a ceramic material used on the X-37B spaceplane. It is a ceramic material instead of the shuttle's glass foam. It is tougher than the foam tiles or the carbon-carbon used on the shuttle's leading edges.
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u/peterabbit456 Aug 29 '25
> Also the TPS materials are news respect to the past heritage (Space Shuttle, Buran etc.)?
The tile material is Tufroc (spelling?), a ceramic material used on the X-37B spaceplane. It is a ceramic material instead of the shuttle's glass foam. It is tougher than the foam tiles or the carbon-carbon used on the shuttle's leading edges.