surprog_v_bw_o_n (ca. 1961-64, Boeing photo no. 2A279739)
An engineering, structural, thermal…or something like that model/mock-up of a Surveyor lunar lander is lowered into/raised from? the black maw of a 50-foot-high space environment chamber at the Boeing Space Center near Seattle, Washington. Circa 1961-64?
Is the big round thing an early representation of a high gain antenna?
Although probably not uncommon, I nonetheless found it interesting that a Hughes Aircraft Company product was in a Boeing Company facility. I suppose if you’re the only one with a vacuum chamber & the other party has the money, it’s all good. In fact, in researching this symbiotic arrangement, Boeing currently touts its availability of just such a capability:
www.boeing.com/company/key-orgs/boeing-testing-services/e...
Credit: Boeing website
surprog_v_bw_o_n (ca. 1961-64, Boeing photo no. 2A279739)
An engineering, structural, thermal…or something like that model/mock-up of a Surveyor lunar lander is lowered into/raised from? the black maw of a 50-foot-high space environment chamber at the Boeing Space Center near Seattle, Washington. Circa 1961-64?
Is the big round thing an early representation of a high gain antenna?
Although probably not uncommon, I nonetheless found it interesting that a Hughes Aircraft Company product was in a Boeing Company facility. I suppose if you’re the only one with a vacuum chamber & the other party has the money, it’s all good. In fact, in researching this symbiotic arrangement, Boeing currently touts its availability of just such a capability:
www.boeing.com/company/key-orgs/boeing-testing-services/e...
Credit: Boeing website