• Question: What are space blankets made out of?

    Asked by anon-219707 to Declan, Ali on 14 Jun 2019. This question was also asked by anon-219125.
    • Photo: Declan Jonckers

      Declan Jonckers answered on 14 Jun 2019:

      We make space blankets out of lots of thin layers of plastic, each coated in a thin layer of aluminium to make them shiny. This helps them reflect the heat away. Each shiny layer has a layer of netting in between to stop them touching. There’s some pictures on my profile if you want to have a look!

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