In 2010, in collaboration with the Habitability and Human Factors Branch of the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX, Permalight® Super High Performance Photo Luminescent (SHPPL) Rigid PVC was rigorously tested by NASA Engineers and successfully passed their flammability test, off-gassing test and luminance test among others. As a result, American Permalight®, Inc. had its Photoluminescent Markings installed in the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the Emergency Egress Guidance System (EEGS). Initially, a demo kit was installed in orbit and after crew feedback on its effectiveness, the complete emergency egress guidance system (EEGS) installation using Permalight® SHPPL PVC was approved for launch on Progress resupply mission 40P which launched on 10/27/2010. By January 2011, Permalight® Photoluminescent PVC emergency egress markers were installed on all the ISS modules: Node 1, Node 2, Node 3, Airlock, PMM (US stowage module), U.S. Lab, Columbus (European Lab), JEM (Japanese Lab) and JLP (Japanese Stowage module). We are very proud to be a supplier to NASA after their rigorous testing procedures and be the Photoluminescent manufacturer to have its products installed in the ISS.
ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst on the International Space Station. In the background: Four photoluminescent PVC emergency egress markers by American Permalight®, Inc. (Image: ESA / NASA; Source)