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    AVCOAT 5026-39 is a NASA code for a specific ablative heat shield material created by Avco (acquired by Textron in 1984). It is an epoxy novolac resin...
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    NASA selected the Avcoat ablator system to provide heat protection encountered during reentry for the Orion crew module. Avcoat, which is composed of...
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    backshell interface applications, but not yet as a forebody TPS material. AVCOAT is a NASA-specified ablative heat shield, a glass-filled epoxy–novolac system...
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    phenol formaldehyde resin as a key component in ablative heat shields (e.g. AVCOAT on the Apollo modules). As the heat shield skin temperature can reach 1000-2000 °C...
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  • of nearby liquid metal.[citation needed] Aeroshell Atmospheric reentry AVCOAT Intumescent Starlite Sunshield (JWST) Shao, Gaofeng; et al. (2019). "Improved...
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    former Crosley Plant. Nashville, Tennessee (1959 - 1985) Avco World Trophy AVCOAT 5026-39 Crosley Broadcasting Corporation (later Avco Broadcasting Corporation)...
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