Summary
NASA space shuttle thermal protection tile. This demonstration tile was never used on a space shuttle, and was made circa 1970-1985.
Space shuttles were designed by NASA in the USA to fly on space missions by being launched like a rocket and then land back on earth like a glider or unpowered airplane. This allowed the shuttles to be used on multiple space flights and were the first reusable spacecraft. They were composed of the orbiter, an external tank and solid rocket boosters.
The first crewed NASA space shuttle launched in April 1981 and the last one landed in 2011. The shuttles included Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavour.
Physical Description
Square white block with black paint on five sides with inscriptions in yellow and grey
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Acquisition Information
Long-term Loan from National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), 27 Dec 1990
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Manufactured For
National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Houston, Texas, United States of America, 1970-1985
Unused spare tile sample from NASA space shuttle. -
Inscriptions
On front of tile: VO70-341034 / -458 -009100 / SCRAF/R[?]
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Overall Dimensions
170 mm (Width), 40 mm (Depth), 153 mm (Height)
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Maximum dimensions
170 mm (Length), 155 mm (Width), 44 mm (Height)
Measurement From Conservation. Horizontal surfaces are slightly convex; vertical section is a parallelogram
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References
[Link 1] accessed 10 March 2022.
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