NASA/CP-208868, Microgravity Science Laboratory (MSL-1) Final Report, Robinson, M.B., In proceedings of Microgravity Science Laboratory (MSL-1) One Year Science Review, pp. 340,, November, 1998 Format(s): PDF 23443k> |
This document reports the results and analyses presented at the Microgravity Science Laboratory (MSL-1) One Year Science Review meeting held at Marshall Space Flight Center August 25-26, 1998.
The MSL-1 payload first flew on the Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-83) April 4-8, 1997. Due to a fuel cell problem, the mission was cut short, and the payload flew again on Columbia (STS-94) July 1-17, 1997. The MSL-1 investigations were performed in a pressurized Spacelab module and the Shuttle middeck.
Twenty-nine experiments were performed and represented disciplines such as fluid physics, combustion, materials science, biotechnology, and plant growth. Four accelerometers were used to record and characterize the microgravity environment.
The results demonstrate the range of quality science that can be conducted utilizing orbital laboratories in microgravity
The MSL-1 payload first flew on the Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-83) April 4-8, 1997. Due to a fuel cell problem, the mission was cut short, and the payload flew again on Columbia (STS-94) July 1-17, 1997. The MSL-1 investigations were performed in a pressurized Spacelab module and the Shuttle middeck.
Twenty-nine experiments were performed and represented disciplines such as fluid physics, combustion, materials science, biotechnology, and plant growth. Four accelerometers were used to record and characterize the microgravity environment.
The results demonstrate the range of quality science that can be conducted utilizing orbital laboratories in microgravity
| Keywords: | msl-1, spacelab, microgravity research, materials science, combustion, fluid physics, isothermal furnace, protein crystal growth, biotechnology, containerless processing, space acceleration measurement |
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| Subjects: | Space Sciences: Space Sciences (General) |
| ID Code: | 393 |
| Deposited On: | 08 July 2002 |