Nasa heated a yoga-ball-sized Venus probe model to 869°F in a Pennsylvania furnace, running the test 6 times
- The model, roughly the size of a yoga ball, was placed in a furnace at Rex Heat Treat in Bedford, Pennsylvania, and heated to 869°F (465°C) over about 1 hour.
- The team repeated the thermal cycle 5 more times, and the model emerged from all 6 runs
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- The model, roughly the size of a yoga ball, was placed in a furnace at Rex Heat Treat in Bedford, Pennsylvania, and heated to 869°F (465°C) over about 1 hour.
- The team repeated the thermal cycle 5 more times, and the model emerged from all 6 runs
Sources: Times of India