According to @18SPCS data the new Chinese crew spacecraft prototype (presumbly, 45599/2020-027A) has maneuvered overnight to a 299 x 719 km orbit.
Meanwhile CASIC's inflatable heat shield experiment is expected to land at Jiuquan in ~2 hours/~05:00 UTC per air space closures.
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Here are some pictures released today at the landing site just east of Jiuquan SLC. I'm not sure what are those black mats being used for...pic.twitter.com/XChKm0JYnt
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Still awaiting official reports, but words are that the inflated heat shield burnt out during re-entry but somehow that the "main body is intact" (on the ground?).
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I think that's what the KSP heat shield is based on
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More like NASA's HIAD program: https://youtube.com/watch?v=RYT4YBB-Kgg … A flight test featuring a 6 meter diameter shield returning from LEO is planned for 2022: https://spacenews.com/noaa-finalizes-secondary-payload-for-jpss-2-launch/ …
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2012 video of NASA's inflatable heat shield. Whatever happened to this?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaEc-6qg-1U …
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Das Laden scheint etwas zu dauern.
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