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Or that they could take the thermal tile technology and use it to build an ICBM reentry nosecone.
by chiph 11y ago
Or that they could take the thermal tile technology and use it to build an ICBM reentry nosecone.
- PaulHoule 11y agoI wouldn't think there would be an advantage of this over the conventional ablator and hot-structure nosecones.
- chiph 11y agoIf you were a nation wanting to enter the nuclear bomb-them-at-a-distance club, having the technical information about the tiles could really shorten your ICBM development time, and you'd have some measure of assurance they'd actually work (Columbia & Challenger not-withstanding)