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Vacuum and cryogenics

Vacuum and cryogenics

Chamber simulates space on Earth

31 Jul 2009

Stan Grisnik describes how NASA’s huge craft-testing facility can recreate the vacuum conditions of space.

Inside the Space Power Facility
The cost of failure of a space mission is millions or even billions of dollars and, more importantly

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Stan Grisnik is a senior thermal vacuum systems engineer for the SPF at NASA’s Glenn Research Center
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