To: Red Badger
Why is it gold, and what is the gold material covering it?
3 posted on
02/26/2024 12:20:03 PM PST by
Jamestown1630
("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
To: Jamestown1630
Why is it gold, and what is the gold material covering it?It is a thin plastic film called "aluminized Kapton". From one side it looks silver (aluminum) and from the other reflective orange-ish color.
5 posted on
02/26/2024 12:22:59 PM PST by
Rio
To: Jamestown1630
Its Kapton thermal blanket, used for thermal control. Reflects sunlight heat away.
6 posted on
02/26/2024 12:23:25 PM PST by
Magnum44
(...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
To: Jamestown1630
Because gold is more expensive to the taxpayer. :/
7 posted on
02/26/2024 12:24:33 PM PST by
ArtDodger
To: Jamestown1630
Reflective mylar to keep the temperature down in sunlight...............
15 posted on
02/26/2024 12:30:36 PM PST by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
To: Jamestown1630
I should add that the purpose of the Al/Kapton is heat management in an environment where the only heat transfer is radiation (no atmosphere). It reflects incoming IR radiation and also works to emit heat as IR from heat generated internally.
17 posted on
02/26/2024 12:40:15 PM PST by
Rio
To: Jamestown1630
“Why is it gold, and what is the gold material covering it?”
It’s mylar
28 posted on
02/26/2024 3:47:15 PM PST by
Clutch Martin
("The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right." )
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