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Trouble perfecting the shuttle's state-of-the-art main engines and keeping thousands of heat-shield tiles stuck on Columbia's underside had delayed the first flight.

Boldness of shuttle test unlikely to be repeated 2011

For example, initially anyway, the CEV, now Orion, was supposed to be able to re-enter NO MATTER WHAT in the right heat-shield first attitude, a la Soyuz.

How Best to Access the ISS-and LEO? - NASA Watch 2009

Shaped like a shuttle, the orbiter is equipped with advanced heat-shield tiles as well as a state-of-the-art solar power system.

Air Force launches unmanned spacecraft 2011

The fact that since the quake more children have been forced to take responsibility for cooking made safety a top priority, so Mulcahy developed a Haitian specific pot stand with heat-shield and windscreen to accommodate the wide variety of pots used in Haiti and protect children from burns.

Kelpie Wilson: WorldStove: Transforming Haiti and the World Kelpie Wilson 2010

The caulk gun and the silicon goo were available for the last Endeavour mission but managers decided a gouge in heat-shield tiles did not need to be repaired.

Astronauts to Test High-Tech Caulk Gun | Impact Lab 2007

He was an engineer who until recently had been a NASA heat-shield specialist.

Philosophers Needed: Apply NASA Walter Jon Williams 2009

With the fate of our species in his hands, all he had to remember was that the GIGANTIC heat-shield which his life had depended on for months must stay aligned between him and the sun.

VOTD: Quentin Tarantino Reviews Danny Boyle’s Sunshine | /Film 2009

He was an engineer who until recently had been a NASA heat-shield specialist.

Archive 2009-07-01 Walter Jon Williams 2009

So strapped to a small heat-shield, Pepper plummets his way through the Chilo atmosphere before crashing into the city of Yatapek.

"Sly Mongoose" by Tobias Buckell Paul 2008

So strapped to a small heat-shield, Pepper plummets his way through the Chilo atmosphere before crashing into the city of Yatapek.

Archive 2008-09-01 Paul 2008