Skidbladnir Parashield


Skidbladnir ParaShield (without shield) [University of Maryland]	Skidbladnir ParaShield (folded) [University of Maryland]	Skidbladnir ParaShield (deployed) [University of Maryland]

Skidbladnir-Parashield was a test of an deployable umbrella-like heat-shield made of silicon fabric developed by University of Maryland's Space Systems Laboratory. It was to be tested on the maiden flight of the Amroc-SET rocket, but the launch failed and the experiment was destroyed.

Nation:	USA
Type / Application:	Deployable heatshield technology
Operator:	University of Maryland, Space Systems Laboratory
Contractors:	University of Maryland, Space Systems Laboratory
Equipment:	ParaShield
Configuration:
Propulsion:	None
Power:	Batteries
Lifetime:
Mass:
Orbit:	suborbital

Satellite	COSPAR	Date	LS		Launch Vehicle	Remarks
Skidbladnir ParaShield	N/A	05.10.1989	Va BMRS-A3	*F	Amroc-SET

* = suborbital mission

Launch Sites:

Va = Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA

References:

David L. Akin: The ParaShield Entry Vehicle Concept - Basic Theory and Flight Test Development, 1990

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