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heat shield

component to shield a substance from absorbing excessive heat
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heat shield
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heat shield

Summary

heat shield is a nonbiological component[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • heat shield's instance of is recorded as nonbiological component[3].
  • heat shield is a type of spacecraft component[4].
  • heat shield is a type of aircraft component[5].
  • heat shield's Commons category is recorded as Heatshields[6].
  • heat shield's facet of is recorded as aerospace[7].
  • heat shield's used by is recorded as spacecraft[8].
  • heat shield's used by is recorded as aircraft[9].

Body

Definition and Type

heat shield's instance of is recorded as nonbiological component[3]. Recorded subclass of include spacecraft component[4] and aircraft component[5].

Use and Application

Recorded used by include spacecraft[8] and aircraft[9].

Why It Matters

heat shield has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Related Entities

reentry capsule spacecraft Starship

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 17d ago · Jeb · 2026-06-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gnd id → 4197890-0
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P227]]: 4197890-0"
  2. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → spacecraft component, aircraft component
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007536429705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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