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Analyzing a piece of the film that the History Detectives believed was from the Echo II Project. PHOTO CREDIT:...
The name of the instrument is X-Ray Photoelecton Spectrometer (acronymed XPS); the lab is in the Materials...
Debbie Thomas (left) and Tukufu Zuberi of the PBS's series History Detectives during filming at a NASA Goddard Space...
Tukufu Zuberi of the History Detectives waits on the analysis of the film. Tthe History Detectives believed a piece...
Marjorie Sovinski (left) and Tukufu Zuberi of the PBS's serieres History Detectives during filming at NASA Goddard...
Marjorie Sovinski looking for the presence of chromium, which would help confirm that the exterior of the film had a...
Debbie Thomas cutting the sample to be tested during a visit from the PBS's series History Detectives in NASA...
Debbie Thomas (right) and Tukufu Zuberi of the PBS's series History Detectives during filming at a NASA Goddard...
Analyzing a piece of the film that the History Detectives believed was from the Echo II Project. PHOTO CREDIT:...