Materials research conducted aboard the International Space Station: Facilities overview, operational procedures, and experimental outcomes

Autor: Fay Hua, P. Luz, R. Spivey, Amrutur V. Anilkumar, Guy A. Smith, Richard N. Grugel, L. Jeter, Donald C. Gillies
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: Acta Astronautica. 62:491-498
ISSN: 0094-5765
Popis: The Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG) and Maintenance Work Area (MWA) are facilities aboard the International Space Station (ISS) that were used to successfully conduct experiments in support of, respectively, the Pore Formation and Mobility Investigation (PFMI) and the In-Space Soldering Investigation (ISSI). The capabilities of these facilities are briefly discussed and then demonstrated by presenting "real-time" and subsequently down-linked video-taped examples from the abovementioned experiments. Data interpretation, ISS telescience, some lessons learned, and the need of such facilities for conducting work in support of understanding materials behavior, particularly fluid processing and transport scenarios, in low-gravity environments is discussed.
Databáze: OpenAIRE