Dimensions: 6.4 x 8.9. (fragment: 2 x 0.9 cm).
Flown Status: unflown.
Description:
ISS thermal protection blanket on trading card presentation.The ISS insulation is a highly-reflective blanket called Multi-Layer Insulation (or MLI) made of Mylar and dacron.
The reflective silver mesh is aluminized Mylar. The copper-colored material is kapton, a heavier layer that protects the sheets of fragile Mylar, which are usually only 0.3 mil or 3/10000 of an inch thick. Layers of dacron fabric keep the Mylar sheets separated, which prevents heat from being conducted between layers," he continued. This ensures radiation will be the most dominant heat transfer method through the blanket.
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