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Space History Photo: Aerosol Particle Analyzer at the ERC

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The Aerosol Particle Analyzer, held by Theresa Thibodeau, flew on one of the Apollo earth orbital flight to measure microscopic liquid matter in the spaceship.
(Image: © NASA.)

In this historical photo from the U.S. space agency, this Aerosol Particle Analyzer, being displayed by Theresa Thibodeau of the Instrumentation Laboratory, was flown on one of the Apollo earth orbital flights. The device measured content of microscopic bits of solid of liquid matter in the spaceship cabin for possible effect on the well-being of the astronaut or the reliability of the electronic equipment.




