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Ion Engine Being Installed in High Vacuum Tank

Ion engine #1 being installed in the High Vacuum Tank in the Electric Propulsion Research Building - EPRB. This facility is located at the Lewis Research Center, now John H. Glenn Research Center in Cleveland Ohio. This device is the early predecessor of the power system that is sending Deep Space 1 to explore the solar system.

 

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Image Number: C-1959-52040

Date: November 16, 1959

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Taken on November 16, 1959