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Back in 2022, they tested an inflatable heat shield that's somewhat like what you described. IIRC, it performed great. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-Earth_
by extraduder_ire 2y ago
Back in 2022, they tested an inflatable heat shield that's somewhat like what you described. IIRC, it performed great.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-Earth_Orbit_Flight_Test_of_an_Inflatable_Decelerator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-Earth_Orbit_Flight_Test_of...