Brian Cox visits the world’s biggest vacuum chamber
Big Tech! Human Universe: Episode 4 Preview – BBC Two
Nasa’s Space Power Facility (SPF) is the worlds largest and most powerful space environment simulation facilities. Built in the sixties, the huge vacuum chamber is the epitome of Big Tech! It’s put to good use demonstrating the basic law of gravity. Apart from the astonishing beauty of seeing a bowling ball and feathers fall, the shear joy on the face of the scientist at seeing something they knew full well would happen is a reminder of how to enjoy you work!