A Tunnel Through Time - The History of NASA's Altitude Wind Tunnel
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| Description | This documentary traces the Altitude Wind Tunnel (AWT) story from conception in pre-War Germany through its construction, life as a wind tunnel, repurposing for Mercury, and rebirth as the Space Power Chambers (SPC) for vacuum testing of Centaur electronics and shroud jettison systems, to its closure in the mid-1970s, and ultimate destruction in 2009. |
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| Date | 2010-09-01 |
| Source | images.nasa.gov |