@Article{hmt.12.30,
AUTHOR = {Kevin W. Irick
, Sally M. Smith
, Andrew D. Williams
, Derek W. Hengeveld
, Joy M. Stein},
TITLE = {LONG-TERM ON-ORBIT THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF AEROGEL  INSULATION},
JOURNAL = {Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer},
VOLUME = {12},
YEAR = {2019},
NUMBER = {1},
PAGES = {1--5},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/fhmt/v12n1/53199},
ISSN = {2151-8629},
ABSTRACT = {This paper provides an analysis of the thermal performance of aerogel insulation used during a long-term International Space Station (ISS) flight 
experiment aboard Space Test Program – Houston 3 (STP-H3). The Variable emissivity device Aerogel insulation blanket, Dual zone thermal control 
Experiment suite for Responsive space (VADER) investigation tested a variable emissivity radiator and a new form of multi-layer insulation that 
used aerogel as the thermal isolator. An effort was made to evaluate the performance of the aerogel insulation over the active flight period. The 
available flight temperature data shows no evidence of deterioration or change in the aerogel insulation’s thermal performance during the two-year 
on-orbit period.},
DOI = {10.5098/hmt.12.30}
}