SPRITE: A TPS Test Bed for Ground and Flight

P. Agrawal, ERC Inc.
A. Cassell, ERC Inc.
N. Mangini, ERC Inc.
K. Peterson, ERC Inc.
Dinesh K. Prabhu, ERC Inc.
K. Skokova, ERC Inc.
G. Swanson, ERC Inc.
D. M. Empey, Sierra Lobo, Inc.
S. Gorbunov, Sierra Lobo, Inc.
A. Howard, Neerim Corp.
J. Arnold, NASA Ames Research Center
E. Venkatapathy, NASA Ames Research Center

10:35 AM

Characterization of Material Response during Arc-Jet Testing with Optical Methods–Status and Perspectives

Michael Winter, NASA Ames Research Center

11:00 AM

Direct Observation of Mechanical Ablation

Charles Powars, St. Croix Research
Craig Derbidge, St. Croix Research

11:25 AM

The Mysteries of Real Materials

Bernard Laub, NASA Ames Research Center

1:30 PM