Tag: cryogenics

Ricor’s Yoav Zur holding a K508 cryocooler, the same one used in the Curiosity’s CheMin instrument shown on his computer screen.

Israeli fridge lands on Mars

When the US Jet Propulsion Lab needed a special cooler for the Curiosity rover, it called a company housed on an Israeli kibbutz.

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Tag: cryogenics

Israeli fridge lands on Mars

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