Flexible Min-K Therm Insulator
- Made:
- 1970-1980 in United States
Sample of flexible Min-K thermal insulator, made by Johns-Manville, Aerospace Products, United States, 1970-1980.
This blanket-type material is resistant to high temperatures and was easy to shape. It was used on missiles, Apollo spacecraft and aircraft in the 1970s.
Details
- Category:
- Space Technology
- Object Number:
- Y1991.50.2
- Materials:
- fibreglass and antimony trioxide
- Measurements:
-
overall: 8 mm x 140 mm x 150 mm, 40 g
- type:
- insulating material
- credit:
- Gift of Dr. K. Gilroy.
