COLLECTION NAME:
Glenn Image Gallery
Record
Title:
This featured image shows a class 100 clean room at the NASA Glenn Research Center used for fabricating sensors and electronics for jet engines and spacecraft.
Creator:
NASA
Description:
Researchers fabricate sensors and electronics for NASA missions in the Microsystems Fabrication Laboratory, a class 100 cleanroom located at NASA Glenn. These sensors and electronics can withstand extremely harsh conditions, such as those found in the hot sections of aircraft engines or on the surface of Venus. Electronics fabricated at NASA Glenn using silicon carbide have performed for thousands of hours at 930 degrees Fahrenheit. In the cleanroom, the air is filtered to remove dust particles. This prevents contamination of sensitive material. The temperature and humidity are precisely controlled to make fabrication processes highly repeatable. Photographer: Marvin Smith (WYLE)
Date:
9/24/08
Identifier:
264894main_2002_01836_hi_full
MediaType:
Image
Year:
2008
What:
Venus
Where:
Glenn Research Center (GRC)
