Objectives, methods, and results of low-gravity materials processing experiments are summarized, and a bibliography of published results for each experiment is provided. Included are drop tower experiments, the Apollo demonstration experiments, the skylab experiments and demonstration experiments, and the Apollo-Soyuz experiments and demonstrations. The findings of these experiments in the fields of crystal growth, metallurgy, and fluid behavior are summarized.


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    Title :

    Summaries of early materials processing in space experiments


    Contributors:
    Naumann, R. J. (author) / Mason, D. (author)

    Publication date :

    1979-08-01


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English