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Topic: 261912814727: Space Shuttle Thermal Tile
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Skythings
Member Posts: 243
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Registered: Jun 2014
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posted 06-06-2015 03:33 PM
   
These space shuttle tiles look fake to me. Any thoughts? |
18blue78
Member Posts: 126
From: UK
Registered: Aug 2013
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posted 06-06-2015 03:34 PM
I am by no means an expert but I agree they don't look right. Plus I thought it was illegal to export Shuttle Tiles out of the US. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 06-06-2015 04:16 PM
Not saying the auction description is accurate (more information is needed), but if it is, then it is not a shuttle tile. Rather, it is the stock material for a shuttle tile and therefore not covered by the same export rules. That is why the retail souvenirs pictured below and these custom presentations can be sold worldwide.  |
NASA_nut
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Registered: Jun 2015
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posted 07-01-2015 10:04 PM
Sorry, I'm brand new but I just saw this post and thought I might be able to help. Actual shuttle tiles that were made to go on the orbiter should look like this: While not all are black, they all will have the identification number on them, otherwise they are likely just the insulation samples or, if you know someone at the KSC Tile Facility and they let you take one home for some odd reason, an actual test sample. (Speculating, but I'd guess something like that would be more rare than actual shuttle tiles though.) |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 07-01-2015 10:21 PM
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Originally posted by NASA_nut:
...they all will have the identification number on them
Not all; tiles that flew on multiple space shuttle flights before being removed can be absent of their original printed numbers, having been eroded during reentry.The example tile pictured appears to be one of the "tiles for teachers" samples distributed through GSAXcess after the end of the space shuttle program. These tiles are offered for use by schools and museums. |
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