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Space Shuttle thermal protection system
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<p>The Space Shuttle thermal protection system (TPS) is the <a href="/facts/Thermal_protection_system/p7TMk9sa">barrier</a> that protected the <a href="/facts/Space_Shuttle_Orbiter/pD50Txk9">Space Shuttle Orbiter</a> during the extreme 1,650 <a href="/facts/Celsius/okAEu1CA">°C</a> (3,000 <a href="/facts/Fahrenheit/2TVmyJod">°F</a>) heat of <a href="/facts/Atmospheric_entry/p7TMk9sa">atmospheric reentry</a>. A secondary goal was to protect from the heat and cold of space while in orbit. </p>