FRP (fiber glass reinforced plastic) heat shield maintained structural integrity at 13,000 F in Polaris missile; resistance to -- 400 F is required in rockets utilizing liquid oxygen or hydrogen as propellant; FRP is also used in satellites; phenolic-glass fiber honeycomb structure is under test for space craft meteoroid protection; glass fiber is used in filament winding, optics, for military and transport aircraft; new glasses are under development.


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    Title :

    Fiber glass in space


    Additional title:

    Glass Industry


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Glass Industry ; 42 , n 6


    Publication date :

    1961


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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