Flown STS-8 Thermal Blanket

August 15, 2021

Categories: Space Collection 🚀 (587)

Tags: blanket (3), flown (92), gold (13), shuttle (86), space (563), sts8, thermal (17), unserviceabletag, v070362702010

Flown Shuttle insulation blanket carried on board the Shuttle Challenger on Mission STS-8 in August–September of 1983, logging over 2.5 million miles in space.

Irregular-shaped blanket measures 37″ x 23″ and is numbered V070-362702-010. An artifact in the Future Ventures’ 🚀 Space Collection.

2 responses to “Flown STS-8 Thermal Blanket”

jurvetson

Aug 15, 2021 at 9:06 pm

original KSC Flown Hardware tag, and red Unserviceable tag (how does one service a blanket anyway?)

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JohnManford

Aug 22, 2021 at 1:52 pm

Nice blanket! I’ve started recycling a few of my own flow thermal blankets from STS-39. Hope to see part of one incorporated into a quilt.

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