Deep Space Observer
- Episode aired Dec 23, 2010
Richard Hammond uncovers the engineering connections behind the Keck Observatory. Technologies used in its design are borrowed and adapted from the Archimedes Death Ray, an industrial sandbl... Read allRichard Hammond uncovers the engineering connections behind the Keck Observatory. Technologies used in its design are borrowed and adapted from the Archimedes Death Ray, an industrial sandblaster, a cold war spy plane, electric field sensors, and refrigeration.Richard Hammond uncovers the engineering connections behind the Keck Observatory. Technologies used in its design are borrowed and adapted from the Archimedes Death Ray, an industrial sandblaster, a cold war spy plane, electric field sensors, and refrigeration.