| NASA Center: |
Goddard Space Flight Center |
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| Image # : |
11-77-6 |
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| Date : |
11/06/1976
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Title
Dynamic Test Chamber
Full Description
NASA's International Sun-Earth Explorer C (ISEE C) was undergoing testing and
evaluation inside Goddard's dynamic test chamber when this photo was taken.
Working inside a dynamic test chamber, Goddard engineers wear protective "clean
room" clothing to prevent microscopic dust particles from damaging the
sophisticated instrumentation. NASA launched the 16-sided polyhedron, which
weighed 1,032 lbs. (469 kg.), from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on August 12, 1978.
From its halo orbit 932,000 miles (1.5 million km.) from Earth, the satellite
monitored the characteristics of solar phenomena about one hour before its
companion satellites-ISEE-A and ISEE-B-observed the same phenomena from a much
closer near-Earth orbit. The correlated measurements supported the work of 117
scientific investigators who were trying to get a better understanding of how
the Sun controls Earth's near-space environment. The scientists represented 35
universities in 10 nations
Keywords
Dynamic Test Chamber Goddard
Subject Category
Space Probes,
Reference Numbers
- Center:
GSFC
- Center Number:
11-77-6
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2000-001330
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NASA
- Original Source: DIGITAL
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