University of Miami: Scanning Electron Microscope Opens New Avenues of Research
November 25, 2020
November 25, 2020
CORAL GABLES, Florida, Nov. 25 (TNSRes) -- The University of Miami issued the following news:
During reentry into the Earth's atmosphere, temperatures on the surface of NASA's space shuttle would reach a searing 1,650 degrees Celsius. Yet, inside the orbiter, astronauts sat safe and sound, protected from the fiery descent by special tiles that also preserved the shuttle's critical components.
Engineers spent months developing those tiles, subjecting them . . .
During reentry into the Earth's atmosphere, temperatures on the surface of NASA's space shuttle would reach a searing 1,650 degrees Celsius. Yet, inside the orbiter, astronauts sat safe and sound, protected from the fiery descent by special tiles that also preserved the shuttle's critical components.
Engineers spent months developing those tiles, subjecting them . . .