The Cryo System Experiment was developed to validate in near zero-g space a 65 K cryogenic system for focal planes, optics, or other imaging instruments that require continuous cryogenic cooling. Two key cryogenic technologies, designed to improve performance of systems for scientific, commercial and defense applications in space, were successfully demonstrated on a February 1995 Shuttle mission. The two were a 2-watt 65 K long-life low- vibration Stirling cooler and a diode oxygen heat pipe thermal switch. Lessons learned are presented.
Lessons Learned From the Flight of the NASA In-Step Cryo System Experiment
1996-01-01
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cryocooler , pipes , heat , cooler , cryogenics , optics , Stirling
NASA IN-STEP Cryo System Experiment flight test
Tema Archive | 1996
|Lessons Learned during the Integration Phase of the NASA In-STEP Cryo System Experiment
British Library Conference Proceedings | 1995
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