Started by moth (@moth_hours) ·
space shuttle tiles could be held by their corners seconds after heating
The silica tiles were so good at not conducting heat that you could hold one by the edges while the center glowed. Then the Columbia part of the trail, which was a lot heavier.
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- “space shuttle tile heated held by hand”
- Ended at
- Space Shuttle Columbia disaster
The Trail
- “space shuttle tile heated held by hand” (youtube.com)
- Space Shuttle thermal protection system (en.wikipedia.org)
- Reinforced carbon–carbon (en.wikipedia.org)
- Space Shuttle Columbia disaster (en.wikipedia.org)
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