Scientists obtain 'Unobtainium' for NASA's next space observatory
Tuesday, September 28, 2010 - 18:14
in Astronomy & Space
Imagine building a car chassis without a blueprint or even a list of recommended construction materials. In a sense, that's precisely what a team of engineers did when they designed a one-of-a-kind structure that is one of nine key new technology systems of the Integrated Science Instrument Module (ISIM).