American flag in the shuttle payload bay

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Author	Topic: American flag in the shuttle payload bay
shuttlesewer New Member Posts: 4 From: Melbourne,Fl. USA Registered: Apr 2015	posted 04-29-2015 12:16 PM I've been wondering for a long time what fabric was used for the American flags that were sewed onto blankets before they were installed in the cargo bay. With the extreme temperature they'd be exposed to, it couldn't have been a regular flag!
onesmallstep Member Posts: 1310 From: Staten Island, New York USA Registered: Nov 2007	posted 04-29-2015 01:38 PM The interior of the shuttle payload bay, and any payloads and the RMS 'Canadarm' are covered with Nomex thermal blankets, so I imagine it would be made of this same flame/heat-resistant material.
shuttlesewer New Member Posts: 4 From: Melbourne,Fl. USA Registered: Apr 2015	posted 05-12-2015 03:52 PM I worked on the shuttle! The payload bay liner and the Canadarm was covered with Beta Cloth. We made the blankets for the payload bay, too. I don't remember Nomex being used except in the upper wing area and top of the cargo bay doors. I know the blanket the flag was sewn on was Beta, so it makes sense now that I think about it, that the flag would be Beta as well!

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