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Potential contamination not a concern for space station’s new lightning instrument

April 17, 2018 Stephen Clark

Scientists working on a new lightning detection instrument mounted outside the International Space Station said Tuesday they expect little effect on the sensor’s performance from possible contamination from the upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that launched it into orbit April 2.

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