Arkema's Specialty Materials Protect NASA's Logo on Rocket Boosters
Arkema has been selected to protect NASA’s logo on the Artemis 1 Space Launch System (SLS). The coating is powered by Arkema’s Kynar Aquatec® PVDF latex, and provides extreme durability to keep NASA’s logo on the solid rocket boosters intact during the launch.
The historic Artemis 1 SLS lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on November 16, 2022. It sent the Orion spacecraft approximately 1.3 million miles, orbiting the Moon, and returning to Earth on December 11, 2022. The SLS boosters featuring NASA’s red logo are the largest, most powerful solid propellant boosters ever built for flight. The waterborne clearcoat protecting the logo was created by Arkema’s partner, Acrymax® Technologies Inc. Kynar Aquatec PVDF latex enabled Acrymax Technologies to design a water-based protective coating with exceptional durability in low-VOC, air-dry systems.