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Space Fibers
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Space Fibers

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

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iss059e034721 (4/23/2019) --- Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut David Saint-Jacques is photographed in front of the Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG) during the installation of the Space Fibers experiment hardware into the MSG work volume. 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.

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Credit lineSpace Fibers. NASA/JSC, 2019-04-23. Public domain. ID: iss059e034721.
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