Guynextdoor2
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Have Indian companies been able to devlop such heat sheilding tiles that are more affordable than the ones NASA developed for their space shuttle? IIRC each individual tile cost >$100,000 USD.
We've had this for several years (more than a decade). I think the initial ceramics research was done for creating re-entry warheads. You can see the nose cones of Agni 1 and make out the black ceramics covering them. I think all other applications were built on/ adaptations of that kernel work.
You can make out the ceramics on the top as being 'black' in color