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Object details:

Object Name: Thermal Blanket, Space Shuttle
Smithsonian Record ID: edanmdm:nasm_A20100121000

	Object Name
	Thermal Blanket, Space Shuttle

	Metadata Usage
	Not determined

	Guid
	http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9fa2a56db-d807-4917-9e78-35852cfd6b56

	Data Source
	National Air and Space Museum

	Manufacturer
	Rockwell International Corporation

	Materials
	Woven Silica Fabric, Woven Glass Fabric, Silica Thread, Ink

	Dimensions
	3-D: 74.9 x 74.9 x 1.9cm (29 1/2 x 29 1/2 x 3/4 in.)

	Summary
	This is a sample thermal blanket like those covering most of the Space Shuttle fuselage, upper wings, and vertical tail. Quilted blankets replaced most of the white tiles originally applied to the topside of the vehicle because they are lighter weight, more durable, and easier to make and install. The flexible, reusable blankets are made of woven high-purity silica batting sandwiched between layers of woven silica high-temperature fabric and woven glass fabric, all sewn together with silica thread. They vary in thickness depending on their location on the vehicle. NASA released a few of these Advanced Flexible Reusable Surface Insulation (AFRSI) blankets, no longer usable and marked scrap, to the Museum in 2006.

	Country of Origin
	United States of America

	Credit Line
	Transfer from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

	Inventory Number
	A20100121000

	Type
	EQUIPMENT-Miscellaneous

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