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Johnson Space Center Thermal Technology Roadmap 2024

Tom Leimkuehler·Mrugen Patel·Sydney June Taylor·Hee Jong Song·Michael K Ewert·Bruce Crosby Conger·Cinda Chullen·Scott W Hansen·Hung Viet Le·Richard A Barido
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This presentation gives an overview of thermal technology development efforts at the Johnson Space Center (JSC), NASA’s center for human spaceflight. The presentation begins with an overview of NASA’s current human spaceflight programs, followed by the various JSC organizations that support thermal technologies. Lastly, thermal capability gaps are described along with current development efforts that are part of the roadmap to close those gaps.

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Tom Leimkuehler, Mrugen Patel, Sydney June Taylor, Hee Jong Song, Michael K Ewert, Bruce Crosby Conger, Cinda Chullen, Scott W Hansen, Hung Viet Le, Richard A Barido. 2024-05-14. Johnson Space Center Thermal Technology Roadmap 2024. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20240004933

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