Case Study

Resarch & Development

Resarch & Development

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Technology from Pfeiffer Vacuum on board the international space station ISS Containerless processing in space In mid 2011, Pfeiffer Vacuum delivered turbopumps and vacuum gauges to EADS Astrium Space Transportation for use in an experiment on board the international space station (ISS) 1) . The turbopump is based on the HiPace 80 model which, together with the vacuum gauges, was adap- ted to the special conditions encountered in space

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