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Grade 12th pass8 grade science

Why are heat resistant tiles laid along the surface of spaceships ?

Profile image of Harshit Singh
5 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Pawan Prajapati
5 Years ago
The spaceships are sent into the space from the rockets with a very high speed. This creates a very high frictional force between the air and spaceship. As result, the spaceship gets heated to red hot. The heat resistant tiles save the spaceship from burning.