The overall strategic objective of ESA’S Microgravity Applications Promotion Programme is to generate a European activity using the International Space Station as a facility for industrial R & D. “Applications” of microgravity may be understood as the exploitations of the ISS for applied research and as a testbed for the development of technology and processes useful on Earth and for long-duration space flight. The objective is therefore to develop projects in order to: optimise applied ground-based physical and biological processes; generate data and materials samples relevant for industrial R & D; and investigate space-related physiological changes relevant for long-duration space flight, which may also be relevant for clinical applications on Earth. The Microgravity Applications Promotion Programme has the objective to foster and to develop a first generation of projects with involvement from industry, which should demonstrate that microgravity is indeed a useful tool for industrial R & D. These projects will be prepared by precursor experiments using traditional carriers and opportunities in the early utilisation of the ISS.


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    Title :

    The microgravity applications promotion programme of the European Space Agency, ESA


    Contributors:
    Walter, H. U. (author) / Binot, R. (author) / Kufner, E. (author) / Minster, O. (author) / El-Genk, Mohamed S. (editor) / Bragg, Mary J. (editor)

    Conference:

    Space technology and applications international forum - 1998 ; 1998 ; Albuquerque,New Mexico (USA)


    Published in:

    AIP Conference Proceedings ; 420 , 1 ; 399-403


    Publication date :

    1998-01-15


    Size :

    5 pages





    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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