Windows in Space

You know what kind of glass they use in space shuttles? I know, everybody is probably wondering, since spaceships have to go into space (funnily enough) and you can’t have a stray rock or bird flying into the windscreen and sucking everyone into the vacuum.

I’ll tell you: it’s three separate layers of different types of glass specially designed to withstand heat, and placed at the back of shuttle to avoid the hypersonic speed of reentry burning them to a crisp. I remember learning this way back in the academy, back when my life had purpose and drive. Now I sometimes look out of my windows at home and imagine I’m back there, thinking back to the inky blackness of space. Can’t decide whether the sight of my front garden is better or worse…

I suppose windows have their purpose everywhere. That window replacement company in Melbourne has their purpose, especially with the coming winter. You still want to be able to look to the outside world while keeping warm. You know where isn’t warm? Space. In fact, there’s nothing in space to produce or retain heat, which is why it’s a freezing vacuum most of the time. Of course, the opposite is true when facing the sun, so it really just goes from one , but we avoid that for obvious reasons. We were kept warm on the space station by state-of-the-art heaters, but to conserve that as much as possible we were given special, ultra-light sleeping bags.

The windows may be triple-glazed, but it’s still a vacuum up there. I suppose if we’re talking about extremes, Melbourne is pretty close. Just yesterday I had to rush inside because of a rain shower that turned into blazing sun. I suppose that’s why aluminium window replacement in Melbourne is so popular. You have to be ready for all climates…

-Apollo