Sentences with phrase «ammonia used in the space»

Popular personal lubricant Astroglide was, as its name implies, invented in relation to the space program; it was discovered by a chemist looking for a substance that would purge oil from the anhydrous ammonia used in the space shuttle's cooling system.

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Newly arrived at UC Berkeley, Townes soon learned of plans by young professor William «Jack» Welch to build a short - wavelength radio telescope, and offered some of his startup funds to build a maser amplifier and microwave spectrometer so the telescope could be used to search for evidence of complex molecules, like ammonia, in space.
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