Tile Bake
May 27, 2009
In the tile shop at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, a worker closes the oven door with the Boeing Replacement Insulation 18, or BRI-18, tile inside. The tile will be baked at 2,200 degrees Fahrenheit to cure the ceramic coating, part of the process to prepare the tiles for installation on space shuttles.
BRI-18 is the strongest material used for thermal insulation on the orbiters and, when coated to produce toughened unipiece fibrous insulation, provides a tile with extremely high-impact resistance.
BRI-18 is the strongest material used for thermal insulation on the orbiters and, when coated to produce toughened unipiece fibrous insulation, provides a tile with extremely high-impact resistance.
Topics:
Mosaic, Thermal protection, building materials, Tile, Building insulation, Roofs, Space Shuttle, Floors
