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Apollo’s forgotten thermal‑shield data finally influences 2026 launchpad design - economic
Why the Apollo thermal-shield footage matters now The 50-year-old Apollo thermal-shield footage is directly informing how we will protect tomorrow’s rover roads while slashing launchpad costs. In plain terms, engineers are mining that old video for patterns that let them design lighter, cheaper heat-deflection tiles for the 2026 launchpad