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Friction Stir Welding: Robotic Tool (NASA, 1/30/09)

A welding technician at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center observes a weld on the Robotic Weld Tool. This weld was “practice” for Ares I Upper Stage gore-to-gore welding.

 

Image credit: NASA/MSFC/Emmett Given

 

Friction stir welding requires no blowtorches and no solder -- it literally "stirs" materials together at a molecular level using friction. Learn why this matters in YOUR life:

www.nasa.gov/topics/nasalife/friction_stir.html

 

p.s. You can see all of the Ares photos in the Ares Group in Flickr at: www.flickr.com/groups/ares/ We'd love to have you as a member!

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Uploaded on January 30, 2009