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tesa® Tapes Reach New Heights with Trip into Space

tesa® Secure 6973 PV3 Laser Engraved Label meets approval of NASA

tesa® Secure 6973 PV3 Laser Engraved Label out performed all other tape samples on the International Space Station for one year and 130 days and is now approved for use by NASA.

Like airplanes, spacecraft vehicles are designed for multiple launches into outer space. As part of NASA’s Materials International Space Station Experiment (MISSE), materials and components are sent through rigirous testing to determine the effects of long-term exposure in harsh space environments. tesa® Secure 6973 PV3 Laser Engraved Label was selected as a testing choice for labeling coded specimens on the exterior surface of the ISS. After spending almost 500 days in space, tesa’s label remained intact and completely readable upon returing to earth.

NASA now considers tesa® Secure 6973 PV3 Laser Engraved Label as an approved choice for use on future space missions.

Click to read the entire article in the Spring 2010 edition of Forward Magazine.