Felt sample
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- OBJECT TYPE
- THERMAL PROTECTION SYSTEM/SHUTTLE
- DATE
- 1981–1992
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.0042.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Albany International Research Co., Fabric Research Laboratories
- MODEL
- Shuttle
- LOCATION
- Mansfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- FELT FABRIC/ RUBBER OR SYNTHETIC COATING/ CARDBOARD FOLDER
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 25.5 cm
- Width
- 17.6 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Space Technology
- Category
- Manned spacecraft
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Albany
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Massachusetts
- City
- Mansfield
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
STRAIN ISOLATOR PAD HAS MECHANICAL & THERMAL FUNCTIONS: IT ATTACHES BRITTLE CERAMIC TILES TO SHUTTLE FUSILAGE & ISOLATES TILES THERMALLY/ FRSI IS ADHERED TO SHUTTLE SKIN, COVERING ALMOST ALL UPPER SURFACE, & HAS 2 FUNCTIONS: INSULATING FROM HIGH TEMPERATURES & REFLECTIVE, IN WHICH ITS WHITE SILICONE COATING IS USEDTO REFLECT SUNLIGHT TO CONTROL INTERNAL CABIN &CARGO BAY TEMPERATURES. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- PRINTED FOLDER READS IN PART 'FABRIC RESEARCH LABORATORIES/ Albany International Research Co./ Manufacturers of Felt Products for the Thermal/ Protection System of the Space Shuttle' & 'FABRIC RESEARCH LABORATORIES/ Albany International Research Co./ 777 West Street/ P.O. Box 9114/ Mansfield, MA 02048-9114'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- STRAIN ISOLATOR PAD: WHITE FELT WITH RED-BROWNCOATING/ FRSI: BROWN FELT WITH WHITE COATING/ WHITE CARDBOARD
- Decoration
- N/A
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Albany International Research Co., Fabric Research Laboratories, Felt sample, between 1981–1992, Artifact no. 1992.0042, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.0042.001/
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