Andrew Chambers | APPEL Knowledge Services

Protected by a PICA-X heat shield in this artist's rendition, the Dragon spacecraft reenters the Earth's atmosphere at around 7 kilometers per second (15,660 mph), heating the exterior of the spacecraft as high as 2,000°C (3,620°F).

NASA + SpaceX Work Together

October 17, 2010 // by Andrew Chambers and Dan Rasky

By Andrew Chambers and Dan Rasky NASA is committed to working with private industry to develop the next generation of space-transportation technologies.