New Outer Blanket Layer (NOBL) Installation EVA Animation

  • Released Friday, August 22nd, 2008
  • Updated Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023 at 1:55PM
  • ID: 10330

A NOBL consists of stainless steel panels covered with a protective Multi-Layer Insulation (MLI) thermal coating. These panels fit over existing, degraded insulation on Hubble's exterior surface, to control Hubble's internal temperature. The NOBL will be permanently mounted.

HST SM4 New Outer Blanket Layer (NOBL) Installation EVA completed and edited animation sequence.

An animation showing the removal of degraded Multi-Layer Insulation (MLI) from the Hubble Space Telescope's Bay 8 and the installation of a New Outer Blanket Layer (NOBL) on the Bay 8 door during Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission 4.

An animation showing the removal of degraded Multi-Layer Insulation (MLI) from the Hubble Space Telescope's Bay 8 and the installation of a New Outer Blanket Layer (NOBL) on the Bay 8 door during Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission 4.

An animation showing the removal of degraded Multi-Layer Insulation (MLI) from the Hubble Space Telescope's Bay 8 and the installation of a New Outer Blanket Layer (NOBL) on the Bay 8 door during Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission 4.

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