Author: questthermal

Quest Thermal’s cutting-edge Integrated MultiLayer Insulation (IMLI) has been chosen by Ball Aerospace and NASA to insulate the NASA NEOS infrared space telescope. The Near-Earth Object Surveyor space telescope is designed to help advance NASA’s planetary defense efforts to discover and characterize most of the potentially hazardous asteroids and comets that come within 30 million miles of Earth’s orbit. By detecting and characterizing these celestial bodies, NEOS contributes to planetary defense and scientific research.

Quest’s high performance IMLI is insulating part of the Roman space telescope. The insulation has been installed, and Roman is now undergoing integration and testing in preparation for a 2027 launch. Read more for an update on Roman!

Quest Thermal’s IMLI was a finalist for the “Coolest Thing Made in Colorado” competition. We were being whimsical when we said since IMLI operates down to 4K (-452F) for LHe dewars, it must be the COOLEST thing made in Colorado. That’s not quite true, as quantum computing dilution refrigerators operate at 10mK. Nevertheless, Quest and IMLI were proud to be a finalist in the competition!

Quest and partner Lockheed Martin successfully held a PDR for innovative thermal solutions for a new lunar transport vehicle in design. New, cutting-edge systems included advanced MM/OD protection, very low heat flux, and integration with cryocooled Broad Area Cooled thermal shields. These systems are designed for near Zero Boil Off of cryogenic propellants over long duration Artemis missions to the moon and beyond.

NASA has chosen the first science instruments designed for astronauts to deploy on the surface of the Moon during Artemis III. Once installed near the lunar South Pole, the three instruments will collect valuable scientific data about the lunar environment, the lunar interior, and how to sustain a long-duration human presence on the Moon.