As part of the Project Fire study in 1962, technicians at NASA's Langley Research Center ready materials to be subjected to high temperatures that will simulate the effects of re-entry heating. This view is of the 9 X 6 Foot Thermal Structures Tunnel. Image Credit: NASA
As part of the Project FIRE (Flight Investigation Reentry Environment) study in 1962, technicians at NASA’s Langley Research Center ready materials to be subjected to high temperatures that will simulate the effects of re-entry heating on spacecraft materials. This view is of the 9 X 6 Foot Thermal Structures Tunnel.Image Credit: NASA