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First Quarterly Status Report: Contract NASr-76, Phase II, Spaceborne Gas Chromatograph

  • 1961-Dec-20

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Beckman's Space Engineering Group contracted with NASA to design a gas chromatograph to analyze the atmosphere within a spacecraft's cabin. The prototype device weighed under 12 pounds and used under 10 watts of power.

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  • Box 19, Folder 29

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Beckman Instruments, Inc. “First Quarterly Status Report: Contract NASr-76, Phase II, Spaceborne Gas Chromatograph,” December 20, 1961. Beckman Historical Collection, Box 19, Folder 29. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/g158bh841.

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