One of the reasons I sew is it's therapeutic.

A lot of times if there's something that's trouble me or I need to think about it,

I will design something and sew it.

It's being one with yourself.

It's just you and the sewing machine.

I love that hum sound. The hum of the

sewing machine. It calms me. My name is Polly Kane and I make clothes for spacecrafts.

We need long pants and jackets to keep us warm when we go outside on cold nights.

In a way, NASA spacecraft do too.

It's really important to craft protective coverings for the probes that leave Earth to go exploring.

And the people who create them use tools you might not expect to find around a space center

laboratory. Sewing machines, tape, and scissors. Welcome to NASA's curious universe. Our universe is a wild and wonderful place. And in this show, NASA's curious universe. Our universe is a wild and wonderful place, and in this show,

NASA is your tour guide. This week's adventure takes us to some very creative places here

on planet Earth, NASA's thermal blanket labs. We're meeting NASA's spacecrafters,

the technicians whose work helps protect our missions

from the harsh environment of space.

Just as you might visit a tailor to get your pants hepped

or your suit fitted, NASA calls on thermal blanket technicians

to custom make the protective shields necessary for space exploration.

Thermal blanketing is basically like clothes for spacecraft.

But it's different.

The thermal blankets are a multi-layer installation that either protect the spacecraft from heat or cold.

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