Word: ultraclean
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Bugs. To rid Voyager of its terrestrial bugs, contractors will be required to build spacecraft parts in "clean" rooms like those where many delicate instruments are now produced. Final assembly will take place in an ultraclean room, where living contamination will be reduced to as little as a thousandth of what is allowed in clean rooms. At the same time, all of Voyager's exposed surfaces will be decontaminated with ethylene oxide, a colorless gas that is deadly to microorganisms. Finally, the spacecraft will be placed in an airtight, teacup-shaped canister and baked in a giant oven...
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