Heat Pipe Experiment Achieves Record Temperatures
Heat pipes in a liquid metal thermal experiment recently flown on the space shuttle Endeavour achieved 932F, the highest temperatures ever achieved in space with this type of heat-transport device, USAF Phillips Laboratory researchers claim. The 23 X 30 in. thermal experiment package weighs 176 lb....
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