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DROP TOWER [2 records]

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Record 1 2015-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Space Exploration Equipment and Tools
DEF

A tall tower (about 90 meters [294 feet] high or more) in which experimental packages are carefully dropped under "free-fall" conditions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et outillage d'exploration spatiale
DEF

Bâtiment élevé à l'intérieur duquel des expériences mises en chute libre subissent quelques secondes d'impesanteur.

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-08-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Refractory Materials (Metallurgy)
CONT

Melting and refining occur in a controlled-atmosphere vessel above a drop tower.... After issuing from the nozzle orifice, the microballoons solidify by cooling in the drop tower.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux réfractaires (Métallurgie)

Spanish

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