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http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/S...ic_oxygen_generator_simulates_fire_in_the_sky
29 May 2017
ESA has begun operating a new simulator that fires a laser to generate a variety of oxygen normally encountered only in low orbits – and known to eat away at satellite surfaces.
The new facility is housed in the Materials and Electrical Components Laboratory, one of a suite of labs at ESA’s technical centre in the Netherlands, devoted to simulating every aspect of the space environment. Esa