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Space Fibers
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Space Fibers

NASA / JSC · 2019-04-23 · photograph (digital archive)

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iss059e034705 (4/23/2019) --- A view taken during the installation of the Space Fibers experiment hardware into the Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG) in the Destiny module aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Manufacturing Fiber Optic Cable in Microgravity (Space Fibers) evaluates a method for producing fiber optic cable from a blend of zirconium, barium, lanthanum, sodium and aluminum, called ZBLAN, in space.

NASA Image and Video Library’s own description
Credit lineSpace Fibers. NASA/JSC, 2019-04-23. Public domain. ID: iss059e034705.

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