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.
Microgravity Science Laboratory (MSL-1)
1998
346 pages
Report
No indication
English
Astronomy & Astrophysics , Space Technology , Space transportation system , Spacelab , Microgravity , Gravitational effects , Spaceborne experiments , Space processing , Bioprocessing , Vegetation growth , Space shuttles , Combustion , Accelerometers , Payloads , Fuel cells , Fluid dynamics , Protein crystal growth , Biotechnology , Combustion physics , Containerless melts , Acceleration measurement
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