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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2018
United States of America As Represented BY the Administrator of Nasa, Washington, DC (US);
Robert C. Youngquist, Cocoa, FL (US);
Tracy L. Gibson, Melbourne, FL (US);
Jan M. Surma, Melbourne, FL (US);
Jerry W. Buhrow, Titusville, FL (US);
Mark A. Nurge, Oviedo, FL (US);
United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of NASA, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A rigid radiation reflector is fabricated from a powdered material transparent to light in a wavelength band extending from approximately 0.2 micrometers to at least 8 micrometers. The powdered material is dispersed in a liquid wherein the powdered material is at least 95% insoluble in the liquid. The resulting mixture is molded under pressure at room temperature and then sintered to generate a porous solid. The porous solid is cooled to room temperature. A surface of the porous solid is then coated with a light-reflecting metal.