Apollo command module woven inner lining

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Topic: Apollo command module woven inner lining

Philip
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From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001

posted 10-29-2024 04:40 AM

Who knew the non-flammable static-proof inner lining of the Apollo command module was made of cloth woven Columbian wool!

Colombia's small but significant contribution to the moon shot was providing a non-flammable insulated lining for the command module – named 'Columbia' – in the form of a woollen cloth hand-made by a Usaquen textile company called Telas Huatay.
Wool from the páramo may seem an unlikely choice for hi-tech NASA, but the Colombian cloth was the only one that passed the US space agency's strict tests to find a material that was booth flame-proof and didn't store static electricity.

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