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Radial Heat Shields (RHS) Tired Of Spaceplanes Exploding On Reentry? Try Not Doing That! Not Doing That is easy: simply don't do it! Use our patented radial heat shields! By zer0Kerbal, originally by CliftonM Partial Parts Invoice Angular (90° degree angle) surface and bottom attach (one nodes) omni decoupler 0.2m thick three (3) sizes 0.25m x 0.25m 1.0m x 1.0m 2.0m x 2.0m Circular surface and bottom attach (one nodes) omni decoupler 0.2m thick three (3) sizes 0.625m (size0) diameter 1.25m (size1) diameter 2.5m (size2) diameter Rectangular (0.2m thick) surface and bottom attach (one nodes) omni decoupler three (3) sizes 0.2m thick 0.25m x 0.5m 1.0m x 2.0m 2.0m x 4.0m Square surface and bottom attach (one nodes) omni decoupler 0.2m thick three (3) sizes 0.25m x 0.25m 1.0m x 1.0m 2.0m x 2.0m Popup surface, top and bottom attach (two nodes) omni decoupler yes, it really does "pop-up" and even "pop-down" five (5) sizes 0.625m (size0) 1.25m (size1) 1.875m (size1p5) 2.5m (size2) 3.75m (size3) Tile surface attach omni decoupler two color choices: black or white Cube one size Probe 1.875 heat resistant probe with all the mod-cons! yes, a very, Very, VERY heat resistant probe core See More Discussions and news on this mod: See Discussions or KSP Forums Changelog Summary for more details of changes : See ChangeLog Known Issues for more details of feature requests and known issues : See Known Issues GitHub Pages : See Pages Help Wanted Localization Installation Directions Use CurseForge/OverWolf App (currently does not install dependencies) 1 or 2 Dependencies Kerbal Space Program 3 Supports Either Module Manager 4 Module Manager /Ll 5 On Demand Fuel Cells (ODFC) 6 GPO (Goo Pumps & Oils') Speed Pump (GPO) TweakScale Tags parts, flags, agency *red box below is a link to forum post on how to get support* Be Kind: Lithobrake, not jakebrake! Keep your Module Manager up to date Credits and Special Thanks CliftonM for creating this glorious add-on! see Attribution.md for more comprehensive list Legal Mumbo Jumbo (License provenance) How to support this and other great mods by zer0Kerbal this isn't a mod. ;P↩︎ may work on other versions (YMMV)↩︎ *Be Kind: Lithobrake, not jakebrake! Keep your Module Manager up to date!↩︎

I've been playing in a career save for a while, but recently I've started noticing that spacecraft landed with the same anmount of ablator they had at launch. I've done some testing and it turns out that nothing is destroyed on reentry at all (at least not from overheating). I have no idea what caused this. I've even tried deleting all the mods (which makes all the spacecraft in orbit incompatible, but still...). Can anyone help me out with this? The save file There is a long list of mods I'm using, but as I've said, the issue appears without them too

Hello, Under what conditions is ablator depleted from a heat shield in ksp? I made a ship to do a 5,000,000km flyby of the sun then re-enter kerbin atmosphere. All went well, but as i was planning a heavy, steep and fast reentry i used the next size up heat shield (2.5m for a 16 ton 1.25m re-entry package) with the default amount of ablative material (all of it). As i crossed 70km coming home, i noticed that half my ablator had disapeared before i hit atmosphere. I flew the mission again and watched the ablator levels. I didnt loose any on ascent, but it did slowly drain away while i was outside kerbins soi. I have a hefty heat source on the ship in the form of an NFE reactor, i believe its adequetly cooled (radiator dont exceed 50%). Could it be the reactor heat causing this, or heat from the sun, or maybe the game models solar wind ablation now? Has anyone else seen it, or have i discovered a wierd one off interaction between 80+ different mods?

What the title says, if you hang around Moho or timewarp for a significant amount of time, the ablator for your return craft burns off, which is incredibly annoying and inconvenient. So, how do I stop it from doing that? Edit: wierd, the Dres probe had it's return module ablator burnt off too for some reason......