It was the first Shuttle flight with no significant problems reported for the thermal protection system.
Calculate the change in energy of the thermal system.
This was done by creating an electrical analog of the thermal system.
Obtain images of the wings' leading edge and thermal protection system.
In 2010, the organization received a government grant to install a solar thermal system at its headquarters.
The family has a solar power and solar thermal system on their home.
Much of the risk assessment hinged on damage predictions to the thermal protection system.
Such a printing mechanism is known as a thermal system or direct system.
Initially, the shuttle was designed with the notion that any damage to its thermal protection system could cause critical harm.
When the shuttle's thermal protection system began to fail, the aluminum skeleton was unforgiving.