How to Use heat shield in a Sentence

heat shield

noun
  • How does the Artemis heat shield work?
    — Stephen J. Beard, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
  • That's why landers and rovers have heat shields.
    — Julian Dossett, Space.com, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Neither form would have worked as a heat shield from the past.
    — Jim Dwyer, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2017
  • What is the Artemis II heat shield made of?
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 11 Apr. 2026
  • There had been space capsules with heat shields for re-entry.
    — Oliver Morton, WIRED, 4 June 2019
  • The turbine’s jet wash erupts over the banquet-pan heat shield.
    — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 23 Sep. 2020
  • From the crew's perspective, their heat shield did just fine.
    — William Harwood, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Then comes the return trip that will ensure the new heat shield is up to snuff.
    — Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Nov. 2022
  • The term car heat shield can apply to a few different things.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
  • Starship's heat shield shows promise.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Pressure built up and the gas pockets pushed chunks of the outer heat shield away.
    — William Harwood, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The heat shield is a critical piece of hardware, and is the chief way to slow the probe down.
    — Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, 23 Nov. 2018
  • But a thick heat shield will keep Behnken and Hurley safe inside.
    — Jackie Wattles, CNN, 1 Aug. 2020
  • The impact could have caused the capsule to tumble, or damaged its heat shield.
    — Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2020
  • As seen in the inset, the probe's heat shield is pointing toward the Sun.
    — Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 31 Jan. 2021
  • They are made up of a top plate and a heat shield, which is jettisoned before splashdown.
    — Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 1 June 2026
  • This would confirm recent changes made to the ship's heat shield work as expected.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2025
  • The lunar module, their lifeboat, had no heat shield and would be useless in re-entry.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 13 Apr. 2020
  • This car heat shield also comes in medium, extra-large and wrangler sizes.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
  • Plus, the slightest flaw in a spacecraft’s heat shield can spell disaster.
    — Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2022
  • For the mission's planners, the heat shield is the biggest concern.
    — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 9 Dec. 2022
  • When down, the roof is stored in a compartment with heat shields to protect it from the engine's heat.
    — Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 2 Oct. 2019
  • The lander descends, equipped with a heat shield that’s pointed downward.
    — Loren Grush, The Verge, 21 Nov. 2018
  • But not everything on the Parker will be behind the heat shield.
    — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 20 July 2018
  • Tip o' the heat shield to Dan Durda for tipping me off to the picture.
    — Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 13 May 2011
  • Using a heat shield and the Earth's atmosphere to slow down is free—and no one wants to turn down free.
    — Rhett Allain, Wired, 25 Feb. 2022
  • Standard heat shields are mostly designed to erode and burn away during re-entry.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Fans would also be installed in the cab of package cars, and newer cars and vans would get heat shields, the union said.
    — Shera Avi-Yonah, Washington Post, 14 June 2023
  • All eyes will be on Orion’s heat shield as the capsule plunges through the atmosphere.
    — Marcia Dunn, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Had the capsule’s heat shield not broken, Laika would have died on re-entry.
    — Courtney Sexton, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Nov. 2020

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