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Collection:
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NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Collection
NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Collection
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Title:
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Shooting Star Experiment
Title
Shooting Star Experiment
Title
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Full Description:
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The Shooting Star Experiment (SSE) is designed to develop and demonstrate the technology required to focus the Sun's energy and use the energy for inexpensive space propulsion research. Pictured is an engineering model (Pathfinder III) of SSE and its thermal vacuum test to simulate in-orbit conditions at the X-Ray Calibration Facility at the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). This model was used to test and characterize the motion and deformation of the structure caused by thermal effects. In this photograph, alignment targets are being placed on the engineering model so that a theodolite (alignment telescope) could be used to accurately measure the deformation and deflection of the engineering model under extreme condition, such as the coldness of deep space and the hotness of the Sun, as well as vacuum.
Full_Description
The Shooting Star Experiment (SSE) is designed to develop and demonstrate the technology required to focus the Sun's energy and use the energy for inexpensive space propulsion research. Pictured is an engineering model (Pathfinder III) of SSE and its thermal vacuum test to simulate in-orbit conditions at the X-Ray Calibration Facility at the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). This model was used to test and characterize the motion and deformation of the structure caused by thermal effects. In this photograph, alignment targets are being placed on the engineering model so that a theodolite (alignment telescope) could be used to accurately measure the deformation and deflection of the engineering model under extreme condition, such as the coldness of deep space and the hotness of the Sun, as well as vacuum.
Full Description
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Date:
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10/30/1997
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NASA Center:
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Marshall Space Flight Center
NASA_Center
Marshall Space Flight Center
NASA Center
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Subject Category:
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Rocket Propulsion
Subject_Category
Rocket Propulsion
Subject Category
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Keywords:
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Facility
Keywords
Facility
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Star
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Keywords:
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Shooting
Keywords
Shooting
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Experiment
Keywords
Experiment
Keywords
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Keywords:
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SSE
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Keywords:
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X-Ray
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Keywords:
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Calibration
Keywords
Calibration
Keywords
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Audience:
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General Public
Audience
General Public
Audience
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facet_what:
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Sun
facet_what
Sun
facet_what
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facet_where:
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Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
facet_where
Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
facet_where
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facet_when:
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10-30-1997
facet_when
10-30-1997
facet_when
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facet_when_year:
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1997
facet_when_year
1997
facet_when_year
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Image #:
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9710944
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original_url:
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original_url
original_url
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UID:
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SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 0067
UID
SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 0067
UID
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Center:
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MSFC
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Center Number:
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9710944
Center_Number
9710944
Center Number
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GRIN DataBase Number:
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GPN-2000-000067
GRIN_DataBase_Number
GPN-2000-000067
GRIN DataBase Number
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Creator-Photographer:
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NASA Emmett L. Given
Creator-Photographer
NASA Emmett L. Given
Creator-Photographer
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Original Source:
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DIGITAL
Original_Source
DIGITAL
Original Source
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