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The sample of Ferrari red paint “Rosso Corsa” under test at the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESA/ESTEC)

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Title The sample of Ferrari red paint “Rosso Corsa” under test at the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESA/ESTEC)
Released 21/08/2002 8:38 am
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The red paint is safely installed in a specially constructed glass globe (2 cm in diameter) sealed into a PMMA (PolyMethyl Metacrylate) block, nicknamed FRED. To be “space qualified”, it is undergoing a rigorous series of mechanical and environmental tests