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Several of the chambers
have multiple air-locked access ports that allow several tests to be run simultaneously in
each chamber without cycling the chamber back to atmospheric pressure during introduction or removal of test hardware.


C-2000-663: Express integrated test ion propulsion system in the EPL C-2004_1187: Vacuum facilities in the EPL
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C2007-2332: Radiator Stall Test for Orion  C2007-2332
Radiator Stall Test for Orion Program.
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C2004-1190: Overhead view of large vacuum tank in the Electric Propulsion Laboratory  C2004-1190
Overhead view of a large vacuum tank in the Electric Propulsion Laboratory.
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C2004-1189: Researchers make hardware adjustments and verify instrument functions for a Pulsed Plasma Thruster life cycle test in the Electric Propulsion Laboratory  C2004-1189
Researchers make hardware adjustments and verify instrument functions for a Pulsed Plasma Thruster life cycle test in the Electric Propulsion Laboratory.
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C2003-583: The NASA Evolutionary Xenon Thruster (NEXT) ion engine wear test in the Electric Propulsion Laboratory  C2003-583
The NASA Evolutionary Xenon Thruster (NEXT) ion engine wear test in the Electric Propulsion Laboratory.
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C97-3855: Solar receiver test in a vacuum tank at the Electric Propulsion Laboratory  C97-3855
Solar receiver test in a vacuum tank at the Electric Propulsion Laboratory.
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C93-8855: Technician adjusts the NASA SAP Technology Application Readiness (NSTAR) thruster in the Electric Propulsion Laboratory  C93-8855
Technician adjusts the NASA SAP Technology Application Readiness (NSTAR) thruster in the Electric Propulsion Laboratory.
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