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Amorim Cork Solutions supplies thermal protection material for ESA’s DRACO satellite-reentry mission

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Amorim Cork Solutions is contributing its P50 cork-based thermal protection material to the European Space Agency’s DRACO mission. The mission is designed to capture rare in-flight data on how satellites break apart during atmospheric reentry, providing direct observations of a key phase of satellite disposal.

Discovered 2026-11-05T09:15:52.767089-08:00 | 2026-11-05T09:15:52.767089-08:00

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  • DRACO is designed to gather in-flight evidence about satellite breakup during atmospheric reentry, a process central to understanding how spacecraft behave as they leave orbit.
  • Amorim’s contribution puts cork-based thermal protection material on an ESA mission; the supplied information does not specify the material’s performance or the mission’s launch schedule.

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