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Arc Jet Complex at Open House

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NASA

Oct 21, 2014
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Staff demonstrate 20-MW arc jet at Ames at our open house
Staff member Jeff Mach instructs the crowd on the operation and uses of one of the arc heaters NASA uses to create the searing heat seen by space craft as they enter an atmosphere.

Staff member Jeff Mach instructs the crowd on the operation and uses of one of the arc heaters NASA uses to create the searing heat seen by space craft as they enter an atmosphere.