[pfdietz]

> The purpose of the heatshield is to protect from radiative heating from the bow shock, not convective heating.

In this case the entry regime was such that convective heating far outweighed radiative heating.

[kragen]

i'm interested to hear more about these heaters. do you know what they are called or what they are made of?

[pfdietz]

See link in a comment below.

[kragen]

got it, thanks! https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39540283 https://coolbrook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/REPRINT-202...