Planck qualification model
May 24, 2009
An image of the Planck qualification model before testing in the thermal vacuum chamber at the Centre Spatial de Liège (CSL), Belgium.
The chamber has been tailor made to ensure the proper cryogenic conditions for the payload module by means of liquid-helium cooling shrouds.
The chamber has been tailor made to ensure the proper cryogenic conditions for the payload module by means of liquid-helium cooling shrouds.
Topics:
Vacuum, Physics, Space exploration, Thermal vacuum chamber, Cryogenics, laboratory equipment, Helium, Planck, European Space Agency, Spaceflight, Centre Spatial, Belgium
