A comprehensive survey of the flight experiments conducted in conjunction with the United States Materials Processing in Space Program is presented. Also included are a brief description of the conditions prevailing in an orbiting spacecraft and the research implications provided by this unique environment. What was done and what was learned are summarized in order to serve as a background for future experiments. It is assumed that the reader has some knowledge of the physical sciences but no background in spaceflight experimentation or in the materials science per se.


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    Title :

    Early space experiments in materials processing


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    Publication date :

    1979-07-01


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English