Technician Placing a Steel Diaphragm on a Shock Tube

(Original Caption) This "cannon" that fires shock waves hotter than the sun, and 25 times faster than sound, is helping missile and space flight research in the development of intercontinental missiles and earth satellites of the future. Above, a technician at the Avco Manufacturing Corp. here is shown placing a steel diaphragm in the 100 foot shock tube, believed to be the world's largest.
(Original Caption) This "cannon" that fires shock waves hotter than the sun, and 25 times faster than sound, is helping missile and space flight research in the development of intercontinental missiles and earth satellites of the future. Above, a technician at the Avco Manufacturing Corp. here is shown placing a steel diaphragm in the 100 foot shock tube, believed to be the world's largest.
Technician Placing a Steel Diaphragm on a Shock Tube
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Credit:
Bettmann / Contributor
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517448570
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Bettmann
Date created:
24 March, 1956
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Bettmann
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