Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Lockheed Missiles and Space Co.
- Summary
- This Space Shuttle thermal insulation tile was removed after being damaged on the first flight of Columbia in 1981. Black HRSI (High-Temperature Reusable Surface Insulation) tiles shielded the vehicle from the heat of re-entry into the atmosphere. About 23,000 HRSI tiles were used primarily on the upper forward fuselage and the underside of the Shuttle. NASA transferred a number of such tiles to the Museum after the STS-1 mission.
- NASA transferred this tile to the Museum in 1981.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Inventory Number
- A19820010000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- SPACECRAFT-Crewed-Parts & Structural Components
- Materials
- ceramic bonded silica fiber with glass coating
- Dimensions
- Overall: 6 in. tall x 6 in. wide x 3 1/2 in. deep (15.2 x 15.2 x 8.9cm)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19820010000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9d9fabbc0-5030-499a-b190-f480475daa5c
