• Acton Research Corp. to fabricate filters for Hubble camera

    NASA Goddard Space Flight Center has awarded Acton Research Corp. (Acton, MA) a $31,763 contract to produce filters for the Hubble Space Telescope Advanced Camera for Surveys and Solar Blind Channel. Acton will fabricate three space-qualified Lyman alpha-type optical filters centered at 122 nm and three magnesium fluoride filters centered at 120 nm; the components are slated for delivery at the end of July 1997.
    June 1, 1997

    Acton Research Corp. to fabricate filters for Hubble camera

    NASA Goddard Space Flight Center has awarded Acton Research Corp. (Acton, MA) a $31,763 contract to produce filters for the Hubble Space Telescope Advanced Camera for Surveys and Solar Blind Channel. Acton will fabricate three space-qualified Lyman alpha-type optical filters centered at 122 nm and three magnesium fluoride filters centered at 120 nm; the components are slated for delivery at the end of July 1997.

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