QARMAN (QubeSat for Aerothermodynamic Research and Measurements on Ablation) was a technology demonstration CubeSat-type satellite developed by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics in Belgium. Its mission was to test various atmospheric reentry-related technologies including an innovative cork-based ablative heat shield.
QARMAN (QubeSat for Aerothermodynamic Research and Measurements on Ablation) was a technology demonstration CubeSat-type satellite developed by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics in Belgium. Its mission was to test various atmospheric reentry-related technologies including an innovative cork-based ablative heat shield.
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