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Forum:	Buy, Sell, Trade
Topic:	WTB: Space flown materials (heatshield, liner)

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Your Reply: HTML is ON UBB Code is ON Smilies Legend	[QUOTE]Originally posted by MadSci: [B]Try looking for flown shuttle insulation blankets. There are plenty of them around and they are therefore reasonably priced. Look for the accompanying paperwork to verify they were flown. Good Luck![/B][/QUOTE]
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<table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width="600"><TR><td bgcolor="#000000"><TABLE BORDER=0 cellpadding=4 border=0 cellspacing=1 WIDTH="100%"><TR bgcolor="#660000"><TD COLSPAN=2><CENTER>T O P I C     R E V I E W</CENTER></TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top>rgarner</TD><TD>I am looking to get hold of materials that have been flown in space - any kind of material will do fine, i.e. heatshield, bin liner, etc.</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#333333"><TD valign=top>MarylandSpace</TD><TD>The STS-8 flown covers are genuine and are available at less than $20 if you look for a while (less than the original issue price).Another suggestion: Type in "space flown" on eBay to see if anything you like is for sale.</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top>rgarner</TD><TD>Thank you but I mean material on its own (not attached to anything, literally just the material). I've taken a look over eBay and I'm not convinced.</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#333333"><TD valign=top>rgarner</TD><TD>I'll follow up on that comment by saying 'I'm not convinced in the amount of material available'. Ideally I'm looking for a fair bit, not just a few patches or the stuff here and there.</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top>SpaceAholic</TD><TD>ITAR restrictions will preclude anybody in the US from legally exporting heatshield material. </TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#333333"><TD valign=top>rgarner</TD><TD>Hmm. There must be material that can be exported, if not the heatshield?</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top>Spaceguy5</TD><TD>How large of a piece of material?</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#333333"><TD valign=top>rgarner</TD><TD>As large as I can find. I'm out to buy anything if I'm honest - but preferably A5+ (but I'm still happy to buy smaller pieces).</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top>MadSci</TD><TD>Try looking for flown shuttle insulation blankets. There are plenty of them around and they are therefore reasonably priced. Look for the accompanying paperwork to verify they were flown.Good Luck!</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#333333"><TD valign=top>Spaceguy5</TD><TD>I'm trying to keep my large, intact flown materials preserved, although I do have a 7.6x7.6 cm piece of Space Shuttle Payload Bay liner that I don't need anymore. Picture <A HREF="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/315561_10150302515604231_750619230_7733625_1318890741_n.jpg" TARGET=_blank>here</A>.I paid $45 USD for it, so that (plus shipping; $1 USD for USPS first class to Europe unless you'd prefer something different) is how much I'd sell it for.</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top>Tykeanaut</TD><TD>You could also try David Bryant at the Space Station, he always has some good sized chunks for sale.</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#333333"><TD valign=top>rgarner</TD><TD>I have spoken to him already. Apparently this stuff is harder to get hold of than some of you are making out <IMG SRC="http://www.collectspace.com/ubb/smile.gif"></TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top>Tykeanaut</TD><TD>"Keep calm and carry on". It's the journey, not the destination - something will turn up! <IMG SRC="http://www.collectspace.com/ubb/smile.gif"></TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#333333"><TD valign=top>rgarner</TD><TD>Clearly you've never been on a 6 hour road trip in a cramped car with screaming siblings <IMG SRC="http://www.collectspace.com/ubb/tongue.gif"> trust me, its the destination haha! I'm keeping a sharp eye.</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top>spaced out</TD><TD>Try contacting Donnis Willis of LunarLegacies.com. He often has flown insulation blankets and the like.It sounds to me like you have a pair of sharp scissors and a lucite mold at the ready... or am I misinterpreting your motivation?</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#333333"><TD valign=top>David Bryant</TD><TD>The problem is that, now the Shuttles have finished flying, there are no more ODTPs so no more material will come on the market: this is the reason that Enterprise material is the hardest to source... (Luckily I got a fair bit of wadding!)</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top>rgarner</TD><TD> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by spaced out: It sounds to me like you have a pair of sharp scissors and a lucite mold at the ready... or am I misinterpreting your motivation?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Always an option, but not right now. I'm interested for collecting and preservation purposes for the time being... either that or I will make a nice trendy jacket out of it all <IMG SRC="http://www.collectspace.com/ubb/biggrin.gif"></TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#333333"><TD valign=top>SpaceAholic</TD><TD>Hilarious.</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top>rgarner</TD><TD>"Hey nice jacket, where did you get it?""From outer space." <IMG SRC="http://www.collectspace.com/ubb/biggrin.gif">I'll admit, I'm tempted!I have found a supplier by the way guys, so thanks for the recommendations!</TD></TR></TABLE></td></tr></table>

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