there is a company in Virgina that says they are using insulation from the space shuttle for there home. does any one know what that is or the name of the company or the name of the insulation they say they have the rights to it. any info at all ? Reply
The space shuttle uses/used the same closed cell foam as companies like Dura-Foam Roofing and Solar Center in California. Closed cell foam is the only insulation that does not soak up water. After launch, when this tank is empty, it is released and falls back to earth. Friction burns up the tank, and very little, if any of the tank actually makes it to the ground. I’m pretty sure the foam burns before the aluminum. The foam is not very available to the public. It is manufactured ‘on site’ with expensive equipment. Two materials are combined in exacting proportions. The process is unforgiving, requiring knowledgeable and reliable personnel, equipment and products. Roofers don’t last long in this business, unless they have talents not usually found in roofers. The use of this foam in building insulation is becoming more common as energy costs increase, and it becomes more economically viable. Reply
I formulated and produced a polyisocyanurate foam used on the Morton Thiokol booster rocket that were on a number of iteams including the Space Shuttle. What would you like to know? Reply
Hello Mr. Swain, Am interested in the specifications for the Polyisocyanurate Foam that you formulated and produced to insulate the STS’s external tank. Please contact me at: nfcep@yahoo.com Sincerely, Doug Starfield Reply