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.
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GSFC_20180719_Parker_m12866_torchtest
Date Created
July 19, 2018
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GSFC
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video
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Robert Andreoli
Location
Goddard Space Flight Center
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