Using cutting-edge material licensed from NASA, a protective heat shield manufactured in-house by Varda Space Industries for the first time enabled one of its capsules to blaze through Earth’s atmosphere on Thursday, marking a significant milestone for the agency and America’s space industry. The material, known as C-PICA (Conformal Phenolic Impregnated Carbon Ablator), provides a […]
Category:
Space Technology Mission Directorate, Ames Research Center, Flight Opportunities Program, Technology, Technology Transfer
Posted on
January 29, 2026
Sign up for our newsletter:
Categories
1
1
6
3
8
3
18
13
1
2
1
1
170
19
9
10
112
1
1
3
1
1
26
13
152
29
3
1
386
221
67
36
19
48
7
210
1
299
6
6
2
17
30
17
1
54
4
46
41
46
1
3
1
1
10
107
159
3
45
1
202
13
141
105
1
2
2
11
95
371
3
6
14
1
3
4
2
3
1
20
3
1
46
1
136
1
2
1
2
11
7
2
10
5
1
1
14
1
1
30
13
114
21
2
1
50
10
361
45
14
17
405
11
2
1
1
2
3
3
4
186
2
1
21
100
38
6
1
14
4
2
3
29
3
6
1
2
16
1
387
69
1
62
1
6
17
1
33
12
1
58
10
34
3
10
7
11
2
18
4
5
34
10
18
1
7
3
27
280
113
233
5
4
1
1
14
133
1
1
55
10
11
41
1
15
22
37
6
659
13
Blog Posts
NASA’s Hubble Telescope Reaches Milestone, Looks for Elusive Supernova
September 23, 2026
Arctic Sea Ice Reaches 2026 Annual Minimum Extent
September 23, 2026
Shannon Lucid’s Record-Setting Mission Aboard Mir
September 23, 2026