Channel: NASA's Ames Research Center

Category: Science & Technology

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Description: NASA’s Adaptable Deployable Entry Placement Technology, or ADEPT, is a foldable device that opens to make a round, rigid heat shield, called an aeroshell. This game-changing technology could squeeze a heat shield into a rocket with a diameter larger than the rocket itself. The design may someday deliver much larger payloads to planetary surfaces than is currently possible. Video credit: NASA/Ames Research Center Learn more: nasa.gov/feature/ames/exploring-the-solar-system-you-may-need-to-pack-an-umbrella This video can be downloaded from the NASA Image and Video Library at: images.nasa.gov/details-ARC-20180910-AAV3132-Adept-PreLaunchShareable-NASAWeb.html NASA's Ames Research Center is located in California's Silicon Valley. Follow us on social media to hear about the latest developments in space, science, technology and aeronautics. Facebook facebook.com/nasaames Twitter twitter.com/NASAAmes Instagram instagram.com/nasaames