Thermoplastic Composite Materials Corrugated Shell

WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES

09.23.2009

Courtesy Photo

NASA

This metallic looking corrugated shell is actually made from thermoplastic composite materials, graphite rods embedded in an epoxy matrix. Photograph published in Winds of Change, 75th Anniversary NASA publication, (page 116), by James Schultz.

NASA Identifier: L78-1271

• Date Taken: 09.23.2009
• Date Posted: 10.17.2012 20:22
• Photo ID: 734408
• Resolution: 1536x1309
• Size: 382.78 KB
• Location: WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, US