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New Sensor Finds Leaks in Spacecraft

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the comes-complete-with-finger-to-plug-the-hole dept.

Roland Piquepaille writes "With financial support from NASA, Iowa State University (ISU) engineers have developed a sensor to quickly find leaks in a spacecraft. This sensor locates an air leak by listening to the noise generated by the air rushing out of the leak and includes an array of 64 elements that detects vibrations as they radiate along the spacecraft. Because astronauts cannot hear the noise caused by escaping air, NASA needed to design a system to help them. As one ISU researcher said, 'NASA wants to be able to find these leaks. Fixing them is easy. But the question is, "Where is the leak?"' Now that this sensor has successfully been tested on the ground, NASA is evaluating a proposal to build a prototype of the leak detection system for future missions.

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  1. tFr1st stop by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    has grou8d to 4 Want them there.

  2. Richard Stallman by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Richard Stallman does not use soap.

  3. Don't Tell by Herkum01 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Don't Tell GWB, he will use it on our federal agencies instead!

  4. Re:A few clarifications by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    When you want to find out something you want the truth right?

    what better source of the truth than The Bible?

    You could do this much easier with prayer IMHO.