silica airgel inside Vollebak's jackets
Volleyball produces martian airgel jackets utilizing hypersonics house parachutes that GODMOTHER used to land the rover mission on Mars, which occurred on February 18, 2021. The jackets are manufactured utilizing two supplies that NASA used throughout its missions. The parachute one is for the outer design, whereas the within of the jackets, Vollebak adopts laser-perforated airgel, constructed by the identical workforce that makes the house company's warmth protect to guard the Mars rover from the planet's 2000 diploma Celsius temperature.
Vollebak, who additionally created photo voltaic charged jackets and HATSdescribes its silica airgel materials as versatile and waterproof as a result of it may be soaked or compressed in water and nonetheless insulates all the way down to -20 levels Celsius. The trick, they are saying, is to mix it with natural foam to supply a two-millimeter-thick, waterproof sheet that's laser-drilled to create micropores for breathability. This system makes up the inside of Vollebak's Martian Airgel jackets, averting excessive chilly so the wearer can nonetheless stroll round in blizzard situations all warmed up.
all images by Solar Lee, courtesy of Vollebak
NASA Nylon Parachutes for Martian Clothes
It's not sufficient for Vollebak to make use of the laser-drilled airgel constructed by the workforce working with NASA. The MARK needs to tie their Martian airgel jackets to the house company's Mars mission utilizing the fabric their house parachutes have. This isn’t about homage, however about practicality, as there’s already an quantity of money and time spent on the analysis and growth of this material, so sturdiness and materiality can already be confirmed.
The parachute is constituted of heat-resistant nylon, spun at excessive pace earlier than being washed, dyed, processed and completed. They’re light-weight and might face up to excessive warmth and are baked at 135 levels Celsius to kill microorganisms which may contaminate them. This particular material is the one utilized by NASA to land the primary probe on Titan and the latest Mars Rover. For the surplus parachutes that didn't make it off Earth, they discovered houses within the arms of Vollebak, who used them because the outer shell of their Martian airgel jackets. Thus far, the Vollebak Martian Airgel jackets can be found in Rover Orange, Stealth Black and Mercury.
Vollebak makes Martian airgel jackets utilizing hypersonic house parachutes that NASA used
view of Vollebak's Martian airgel jackets with materials sourced from NASA
detailed view of the material
the parachute is constituted of heat-resistant nylon, spun at excessive pace earlier than being washed, processed and completed
Vollebak describes its silica airgel materials as versatile and waterproof