1. FRL Supplies Space Rope For NASA's Skylab Project.
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ROPE ,SPACE vehicle equipment ,EMERGENCY management ,ORBITING astronomical observatories - Abstract
The article reports that the Dedham, Massachusetts Fabric Research Laboratories Inc. has supplied 4000 feet of one-quarter inch polybenzimidazole (PBI) space rope for the Skylab Project of the National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA). Accordingly, the emergency request of space rope from the Johnson Spacecraft Center has put the company to work on overtime. The rope, accordingly, is a highly flame resistant, non-smoking product designed to be used by the three Skylab astronauts in their efforts to secure a protective heat shield to the exterior of the orbiting laboratory.
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- 1973