About two years ago I geeked out pretty hard when I was invited to a B612 foundation event at Steve Jurvetson’s office. Not only is the space filled with the most incredible collection of space memorabilia you can possibly imagine, there were astronauts in attendance. Including Ed Lu, a three-time astronaut and all- around lovely guy. And in the course of cocktail conversation he told me about the strangest technological innovation I’d ever heard of: China’s wooden heat shield. And I finally looked into the story! Continue reading “Can a Wood Heat Shield Really Work?”
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