Even if you had a module or rocket made out of carbon nanotubes and graphene boronitride to withstand extremely high temperature, you would need a thermal protection system and ablative tiles on top. - The thought is that even if you lose a tile or two, the underlying skin, tapes, and tiles would be able to withstand Extreme Temperatures and Pressures of re-entry. I remember the Columbia Disaster vividly, and I was 5 years old
Even if you had a module or rocket made out of carbon nanotubes and graphene boronitride to withstand extremely high temperature, you would need a thermal protection system and ablative tiles on top.
- The thought is that even if you lose a tile or two, the underlying skin, tapes, and tiles would be able to withstand Extreme Temperatures and Pressures of re-entry.
I remember the Columbia Disaster vividly, and I was 5 years old