Sun
ID: 12866
Betsy Congdon of Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab is the Lead Thermal Engineer on the heat shield that NASA's Solar Probe will use to protect itself against the Sun. The shield is so robust, Congdon can use a blowtorch on one side and the other side remains cool enough to touch.
Blowtorch vs Heat Shield
Credits
Genna Duberstein (USRA): Lead Producer
Genna Duberstein (USRA): Editor
Rob Andreoli (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.): Lead Videographer
Betsy Congdon (Johns Hopkins University/APL): Lead Engineer
Curtis Wilkerson (Johns Hopkins University/APL): Technical Support
Genna Duberstein (USRA): Editor
Rob Andreoli (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.): Lead Videographer
Betsy Congdon (Johns Hopkins University/APL): Lead Engineer
Curtis Wilkerson (Johns Hopkins University/APL): Technical Support
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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
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SVS >> Parker Solar Probe
SVS >> Blowtorch
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12866
This item is part of this series:
Narrated Movies
Keywords:
SVS >> HDTV
NASA Science >> Sun
SVS >> Solar Probe Plus
SVS >> Parker Solar Probe
SVS >> Blowtorch
