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	+ Home Related Links + Technical Seminar Series + People: ARMD + Honors and Awards + Aeronautics in the News		Watch Live: The seminars are held in the James L. Webb Auditorium at NASA Headquarters and broadcast live on the NASA TV Education Channel on the date of each seminar. Watch Later: Video podcast, windows streaming, and downloadable captioned videos are available after each seminar. TPS and Hot Structures for Hypersonic Vehicles - Recent Advances and Technical Challenges March 20, 2007 / 11 a.m. ET Presented By: Dr. David Glass Hypersonic vehicles differ significantly from rocket-based vehicles in their architecture and mission. These differences result in vastly different thermal protection system (TPS) and hot structure requirements; i.e., the use of sharp leading edge, hot structures, and integrated thermal protection systems. The high temperature gradients and structural loads are one of the "Achilles heel" of hypersonic vehicles. This presentation will discuss some of the recent advances in TPS and hot structures for hypersonic vehicles and the technical challenges that need to be overcome. + See Full Technical Seminar Series Schedule
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