Over the last decade, UTSI has built a collection of hypersonics research tools that have big implications for both research and industry across Tennessee.
Decade of ‘Small’ Steps at UTSI Creates Giant Leaps for Tennessee
Prevailing Wind
UTSI Secures $17.8M Hypersonic Wind Tunnel to Accelerate TPS Development On reentry, space shuttles slam into Earth’s atmosphere at nearly Mach 25 (25 times the speed of sound). That tremendous speed heats the shuttle’s surface above 2600 degrees Fahrenheit, and subjects it to similarly extreme pressure, for up to 15 minutes. While spacecraft reentry is […]