Job

Orion Avcoat heat shield (Textron Systems)

Contracted by Lockheed Martin from Textron Systems · Artemis I

Textron Systems makes the Avcoat heat shield that protects Orion on Earth return.

Schematic

Orion 3DMAT heat-shield compression pads is the job under this set.

Who built it

BuilderTextron SystemsContracted by Lockheed Martin

BuyerLockheed Martin

Under

Orion crew vehicle (Lockheed Martin)

Parent job

In this suite

Orion 3DMAT heat-shield compression pads (Bally Ribbon Mills)

Bally Ribbon Mills weaves 3D orthogonally woven 3DMAT quartz preforms for Orion compression pads the crew-module / service-module interface that also ablates as heat-shield TPS on re-entry. · Bally Ribbon Mills

Flights

Artemis I2022-11-16

Artemis II2026-04-01 · Orion

Artemis IIINET late 2027 · HLS test articles (Blue Moon MK2 pathfinder + Starship V3)

Artemis IVNET early 2028 · Human Landing System

Artemis VNET late 2028 · Human Landing System

Sources

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