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Plasma physics and environmental perturbation laboratoryCurrent work aimed at identifying the active magnetospheric experiments that can be performed from the Space Shuttle, and designing a laboratory to carry out these experiments is described. The laboratory, known as the PPEPL (Plasma Physics and Environmental Perturbation Laboratory) consists of 35-ft pallet of instruments connected to a 25-ft pressurized control module. The systems deployed from the pallet are two 50-m booms, two subsatellites, a high-power transmitter, a multipurpose accelerator, a set of deployable canisters, and a gimbaled instrument platform. Missions are planned to last seven days, during which two scientists will carry out experiments from within the pressurized module. The type of experiments to be performed are outlined.
Document ID
19740031357
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Vogl, J. L.
(TRW Systems Group Redondo Beach, Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
August 7, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1973
Subject Category
Instrumentation And Photography
Meeting Information
Meeting: Symposium on Space Shuttle Payloads
Location: Washington, DC
Start Date: December 27, 1972
End Date: December 8, 1972
Accession Number
74A14107
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS8-28047
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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