"Reusable Spacecraft Cooling"

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How do you keep reusable spacecraft cool during reentry? Make them 'sweat'

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Texas A&M University is developing a 3D-printed material that releases or "sweats" a coolant gas to protect spacecraft.

The material is designed to be strong enough to withstand extreme atmospheric pressures, yet porous enough for the coolant to sweat through.

Prototypes are being tested at the university to evaluate the material's ability to "sweat" and how well the gas that is released insulates a spacecraft.

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