Comment on Could someone jump from the international space station and live?parentComments−andyjohnson013yThe ablative heat shield used by the Spirit and Opportunity rovers was a blend of cork wood and silica spheres [1].Also, the reentry vehicles for the Chinese FSW reconnaissance satellites used heat shields made from Oak.[1] http://marsrover.nasa.gov/mission/spacecraft_edl_aeroshell.h...
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The ablative heat shield used by the Spirit and Opportunity rovers was a blend of cork wood and silica spheres [1].
Also, the reentry vehicles for the Chinese FSW reconnaissance satellites used heat shields made from Oak.
[1] http://marsrover.nasa.gov/mission/spacecraft_edl_aeroshell.h...