Slow leak detected aboard Space Station

Re:Slow leak detected aboard Space Station by gh02t on Thursday August 30, 2018 @08:03PM (#17881900)

No, it's the clear orange tape you see wrapping up electronics exposed to heat some times. Polymide plastic film.

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Re:Slow leak detected aboard Space Station by cyberferret on Thursday August 30, 2018 @09:33PM (#17882273)

Thanks for the clarification. I wonder if it is tape they have on board specifically for this kind of thing, or whether they just repurposed tape used for insulating electrical work on the ISS?

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Re:Slow leak detected aboard Space Station by gh02t on Thursday August 30, 2018 @11:45PM (#17882788)

Probably kind of both. Kapton tape is extremely tough and useful for a lot of things. It's pretty common in space applications, they probably had it around for a variety of uses.

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Re:Slow leak detected aboard Space Station by sokoloff on Thursday August 30, 2018 @10:24PM (#17882428)

Polyimide

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Re:Slow leak detected aboard Space Station by gh02t on Thursday August 30, 2018 @11:46PM (#17882792)

Thanks. Damn phone keyboards.

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