Dimensions: 43.4 x 28 cm.
Description:
This is a folder with insulation material for use in space from Little's personal collection that had been gifted to French space journalist Jacques Tiziou while on a visit to Little's company.
The astronauts' suits are made up of four layers of Dacron interwoven with five layers of Mylar intended to protect against heat. During the Gemini mission, a braided mesh composed of a mixture of Dacron and Teflon prevents the suit from inflating too much and allows the cosmonaut great freedom of movement while keeping everything pressurized during extravehicular activity (EVA).
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Arthur D. Little worked on the development of the Laser Ranging Retro-Reflector (LRRR) experiment for the Apollo 11 mission in 1969. The original objective of the LRRR was to obtain precise earth-moon distances.
In addition to working on the LRRR, Arthur D. Little also partnered with NASA in the 1960’s to work on the ‘Heat Flow Experiment’ which measured temperature gradients on lunar surfaces as a function of time and soil thermal conductivity; and helped develop innovations for astronaut protection including durable lubricant and insulation for space suits and anti-meteoroid bumpers on space probes.
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