Shuttle+Tile

http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/npe11.sci.engin.systems.shuttletile/making-space-shuttle-tiles/

http://www.aeronautics.nasa.gov/pdf/shuttle_tiles_5_8v2.pdf

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/11/24/diy_insulation_with_aerogel/