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Topic: Apollo command module woven inner lining
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Philip
Member Posts: 6296
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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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. |
Apolloman
Member Posts: 235
From: Ledignan, Gard (30), France
Registered: Mar 2009
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posted 01-12-2025 01:30 PM
What is the name of the non-flammable static-proof inner lining?In the article, it just says that it wallpapered the CM's walls "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." | |
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