No Shortage of Dreams — "Flying Brickyard Postponed: A 1972-1973 Study of an Interim Ablative Space Shuttle Heat Shield"
https://t.co/IyAu4TRrjX
Designing a Shuttle heat shield nearly defeated engineers. For a time, going back to one that charred and burned away was considered.

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No Shortage of Dreams — "Flying Brickyard Postponed: A 1972-1973 Study of an Interim Ablative Space Shuttle Heat Shield" https://t.co/IyAu4TRrjX

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This photograph, dated c.1900, features women brickyard workers from Ebbw Vale. There is a Sarah Ann Thomas, aged 17, living at Armoury Row in 1891 who is employed as a general labourer.



Ref: D3205 Gwent Gazette 20 December 1984

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"#BlackParade" - Jack Jones -

"One of brickyard girls, Saran watches the world parade past her doorstep on the banks of the stinking and rat-infested Brook."

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Last of the brick buildings! Brickyard, Builder & Building Plot

From Keyper, 2017. Original thumbnails & final illustrations for the tiles.

Colour on buildings by

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Article from on a proposed ablative heatshield alternative to the Space Shuttle's ceramic tiles.
https://t.co/pR5vjpkC0e
The objective was to use a simpler and more robust heatshield early on while a better option to the 31,000-piece 'brickyard' was developed.

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New DSFP's Spaceflight History post - "Flying Brickyard Postponed: A 1972-1973 Study of an Interim Ablative Space Shuttle Heat Shield" - https://t.co/IyAu4U92Ix

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Cannabis has many uses: paper, building materials, textiles, biodegradable plastics, health food, medicine etc...
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