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Cork Takes the Heat So DRACO’s Data Can Survive

Cork Takes the Heat So DRACO’s Data Can Survive

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Amorim Cork Solutions, based in Mozelos, Portugal, is supplying its P50 cork-based thermal protection material for DRACO, a European Space Agency mission designed to capture rare in-flight data. The cork material is intended to shield the spacecraft from heat during its flight.

Mozelos, Portugal, September 2, 2026 – Amorim Cork Solutions is contributing its P50 cork-based thermal protection material to DRACO, a European Space Agency (ESA) mission designed to capture rare in-flight […] The post Cork Takes the Heat So DRACO’s Data Can Survive appeared first on SpaceNews.

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