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Ref : S03267
Theme :
Testings - Satellites - Probes - Rockets (2314 images)
Title : 25 Foot Vacuum Tank
Caption :
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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