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NASA Center: Headquarters
Image # : 63-LEWISFAC-15
Date : 01/01/1963

Title

25 Foot Vacuum Tank

Full Description

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.

Keywords

vacuum tank Lewis Research Center

Subject Category

Rocket Propulsion,

Reference Numbers

  • Center: HQ
  • Center Number: 63-LEWISFAC-15
  • GRIN DataBase Number: GPN-2000-003004

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  • Original Source: digital

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