Thermal Protection Systems (TPS):  Welcome!

 

A word about TPS... Find out the significance of this database.    View documents online... Welcome to the Thermal Protection Systems (TPS) bibliographic database.  Inside you will learn about the use of TPS in landmark systems such as Gemini, Apollo, the Space Shuttle, Minuteman, Polaris, and planned systems like NASP or Dynasoar.  You will discover TPS information on nose tips, heat shields, aerobrakes, and leading edge materials.  In addition, information on ablation, shuttle tiles, hot structures, transpiration cooling, active cooling and many more thermal protection systems can be found inside.  Just search our database to find citations that your interested in, then view the available documents from within your browser in PDF format. Learn more about viewing PDF documents online!    Subscribe Today... A subscription to the Library Search gives you access to technical papers. Interested in subscribing?