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27 Key Images in Hubble History
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27 Key Images in Hubble History Scroll to Continue As the Hubble Space Telescope marks 35 years in space, we…

Apr 28, 2025
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Cyclotron – Timeline
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NASA Glenn Research Center Cyclotron Facility Timeline 1919  1932  1942  1945  1946 1947  1948  1949  1951   1953  1954  1955…

Apr 23, 2025
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Cyclotron – Historical Documents
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Research Reports Angular Correlations Particle Scattering Solar Cell Damage Iodine-123 Isotope Miscellaneous Historical Documents Design and Construction Cyclotron Redesign Neutron…

Apr 23, 2025
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Cyclotron – Operation
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Components The primary components of a cyclotron are the magnetic system, vacuum-sealed dee chambers, oscillating power system, ion injector, and…

Apr 23, 2025
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Cyclotron – Final Years
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Overview After weathering NASA’s downsizing in the 1970s, Lewis Research Center reestablished itself in the 1980s as a stable research…

Apr 23, 2025
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Cyclotron – Neutron Therapy Program
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Overview In 1975, the Cleveland Clinic Foundation partnered with the Lewis Research Center to use the cyclotron to treat cancer…

Apr 23, 2025
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Cyclotron – 69-Inch Diameter Cyclotron
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Overview In the mid-1960s, Lewis decided to dismantle the cyclotron and replace it with a 69-inch diameter accelerator to improve…

Apr 23, 2025
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Cyclotron – Space-Related Research
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Overview By the time the Lewis Cyclotron Facility began operations in 1957, the nation’s technological frontier had shifted. The need…

Apr 23, 2025
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Cyclotron
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The Cyclotron Facility was built in the 1950s at what is today the NASA Glenn Research Center to study effects…

Apr 23, 2025
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