I have a "connection." I'll inquire, just for the heck of it, and let you know.
On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 7:00 PM, J. Forster <j...@quik.com> wrote: > At this point, bits of the Shuttle are "collectibles" and are priced > accordingly. Just like genuine Apollo bits, they aren't making it any > more. What was a couple of bucks surplus in the 1960s now brings far more. > > FWIW, > > -John > > ================= > > > No more costly than big pieces of aerogel and, since NASA's acceptance > > standards are so high there has to be some around that failed quality > > checks.... > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 6:30 PM, J. Forster <j...@quik.com> wrote: > > > >> You could probably buy enough pink fiberglass to insulate a house for > >> what > >> one of those cost. They might even cost more on eBay > >> > >> -John > >> > >> =============== > >> > >> > >> > How about surplus HRSI tiles off the Shuttle? > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 1:47 PM, Poul-Henning Kamp > >> > <p...@phk.freebsd.dk>wrote: > >> > > >> >> In message > >> >> <05fb5f7f819d035fdc8556f9b4842b98.squir...@webmail.sonic.net>, > >> >> "Rick > >> >> Karlquist" writes: > >> >> > >> >> >The general consensus was that > >> >> >all foams were more or less similar thermally, > >> >> > >> >> There is indeed very little difference, in particular if the foam > >> >> is encapsulated so the open/closed bubble difference is eliminated. > >> >> > >> >> These days aerogel is the big thing, and Aspen Aerogel's "spaceloft" > >> >> series of products are seeing a lot of use in tight spaces. > >> >> > >> >> It is also possible to buy aerogel as granulate, for instance from > >> >> United Nuclear, but be aware that it will draw moisture like there > >> >> is no water tomorrow, so always use gloves and a respiratory filter. > >> >> > >> >> I'm not sure the mechanical strength of aerogel would be any use > >> >> for military OCXO's[1], but for lab-settings, it would work fine. > >> >> > >> >> Poul-Henning > >> >> > >> >> [1] People tend to forget that aerogel is one of the strongest > >> >> materials *relative to its weight*, and at the same time the > >> >> solid with the lowest density. The first thing people do on > >> >> picking up a piece of aerogel is typically to crush it. > >> >> > >> >> -- > >> >> Poul-Henning Kamp | UNIX since Zilog Zeus 3.20 > >> >> p...@freebsd.org | TCP/IP since RFC 956 > >> >> FreeBSD committer | BSD since 4.3-tahoe > >> >> Never attribute to malice what can adequately be explained by > >> >> incompetence. > >> >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ > >> >> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > >> >> To unsubscribe, go to > >> >> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > >> >> and follow the instructions there. > >> >> > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > >> > To unsubscribe, go to > >> > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > >> > and follow the instructions there. > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > >> To unsubscribe, go to > >> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > >> and follow the instructions there. > >> > > > > > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.