Magnetoplasmadynamics (MPD)

WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES

12.10.2009

Courtesy Photo

NASA

In this April 1963 photo, Magnetoplasmadynamics (MPD) lab technician Charlie Diggs regulates the flow of a test gas in an early 10-kilowatt test version of Langley's Hall-current plasma accelerator." Published in James R. Hansen, Spaceflight Revolution: NASA Langley Research Center From Sputnik to Apollo, NASA SP-4308, p. 137.

NASA Identifier: L63-3361

• Date Taken: 12.10.2009
• Date Posted: 10.10.2012 13:34
• Photo ID: 695650
• Resolution: 1536x1228
• Size: 288.64 KB
• Location: WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, US