The use of the Plant Growth Unit for botanical flight experiments on the STS-3 and 51-F flights is described. Inadequate temperature control on the STS-3 flight required a modification which eliminated the cooler night cycle on the 51-F flight. In-flight photography was added to the 51-F flight procedures because the postflight recovery period was sufficiently long to produce a gravity-induced bending in some plants. Ground processing at Dryden Flight Center was accomplished but improvements in the facilities available would be desirable.


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    Title :

    Some experiences with botanical experiments in the orbiter middeck


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1985-11-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English