NASA Towboat Powered by Solar Division Turbine | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

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NASA Towboat Powered by Solar Division Turbine

NASA Towboat Powered by Solar Division Turbine | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
NASA towboat, the "Clermont", pulling a liquid oxygen tank in the canal system of the Mississippi Test Support Department. Original caption reads (in part): "A Solar Saturn gas turbine engine provides power to generate electricity for two 423-horsepower electric motors for NASA's towboat."
DESCRIPTION
NASA towboat, the "Clermont", pulling a liquid oxygen tank in the canal system of the Mississippi Test Support Department. Original caption reads (in part): "A Solar Saturn gas turbine engine provides power to generate electricity for two 423-horsepower electric motors for NASA's towboat."
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:95231
Creation Date:circa 1967
Creator Name:International Harvester Company
City:
County:
State:Mississippi
Collection Name:International Harvester Company corporate archives central file (documented series), 1819-1998
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:photographic print, b&w
Original Format Number:MCC MSS 6Z, file 11600
Original Dimensions:10 x 8 inches
SUBJECTS
Storage tanks
Outdoor photography
Exploration
Outer space
Signs and symbols
Bridges
Industrial buildings
Cranes, derricks, etc.
Canals
Towboats
Shorelines
Water

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