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Réf : S03267
Thème :
Essais - Constructions - Satellites - Sondes - Fusées (2314 images)
Titre : 25 Foot Vacuum Tank
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This 25 foot diameter vacuum tank is one of Lewis' Ion Propulsion Facilities. Advanced propulsion engines, ion engines, and electron bombardment engines, were tested here in a simulated space environment. Lewis is now known as the John H. Glenn Research Center. Ion engines have been successfully used by NASA to power the Deep Space 1 spacecraft.
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