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{author}        National Aeronautics and Space Administration

{date}          25-Mar-2004

{description}   KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Damon Petty, with United Space
                Alliance, gets ready to place insulation blankets on the shelf
                after they have been heated. The blankets fit inside the nose cap
                of an orbiter. They consist of layered, pure silica felt
                sandwiched between a layer of silica fabric (the hot side) and a
                layer of S-Glass fabric. The blanket is through-stitched with
                pure silica thread in a 1-inch grid pattern. After fabrication,
                the blanket is bonded directly to the vehicle structure and
                finally coated with a high purity silica coating that improves
                erosion resistance. The blankets are semi-rigid and can be made
                as large as 30 inches by 30 inches.

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{number}        KSC-04PD-0628

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{title}         KSC-04PD-0628

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