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STS-78 Flight Day 5On this fifth day of the STS-78 mission, the flight crew, Cmdr. Terence T. Henricks, Pilot Kevin R. Kregel, Payload Cmdr. Susan J. Helms, Mission Specialists Richard M. Linnehan, Charles E. Brady, Jr., and Payload Specialists Jean-Jacques Favier, Ph.D. and Robert B. Thirsk, M.D., are shown in the Spacelab conducting microgravity research. They concentrate on the use of the gradient furnace and the Bubble Drop Particle Unit to study process of manufacturing materials in microgravity, and on studies of human muscles and balance mechanisms. Also, Brady, Thirsk, Linnehan, and Favier conduct musculoskeletal tests that measure arm and hand-grip strength.
Document ID
19960050102
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Video
External Source(s)
Date Acquired
August 17, 2013
Publication Date
June 24, 1996
Subject Category
Space Transportation
Report/Patent Number
NONP-NASA-VT-96-199685863
NASA-TM-111650
BRF-1397E
Accession Number
96N34209
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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