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NASA Engineer and Technician Instrument Zero Gravity Spheres
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NASA Engineer and Technician Instrument Zero Gravity Spheres

NASA / GRC · 1961-08-23 · photograph (digital archive)

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An engineer and technician at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Lewis Research Center install the instrumentation on spherical fuel tanks for an investigation of the behavior of liquids in microgravity. Lewis researchers were undertaking a broad effort to study the heat transfer properties of high energy propellants such as liquid hydrogen in microgravity.

NASA Image and Video Library’s own description
Credit lineNASA Engineer and Technician Instrument Zero Gravity Spheres. NASA/GRC, 1961-08-23. Public domain. ID: GRC-1961-C-57509.

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