NASA Logo

NTRS

NTRS - NASA Technical Reports Server

Back to Results
Materials Research Conducted Aboard the International Space Station: Facilities Overview, Operational Procedures, and Experimental OutcomesThe Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG) and Maintenance Work Area (MWA) are facilities aboard the International Space Station (ISS) that were used to successfully conduct experiments in support of, respectively, the Pore Formation and Mobility Investigation (PFMI) and the In-Space Soldering Investigation (ISSI). The capabilities of these facilities are briefly discussed and then demonstrated by presenting real-time and subsequently down-linked video-taped examples from the abovementioned experiments. Data interpretation, ISS telescience, some lessons learned, and the need of such facilities for conducting work in support of understanding materials behavior, particularly fluid processing and transport scenarios, in low-gravity environments is discussed.
Document ID
20070002073
Acquisition Source
Marshall Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Grugel, R. N.
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Luz, P.
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Smith, G. A.
(Alabama Univ. Huntsville, AL, United States)
Spivey, R.
(Tec-Masters, Inc. Huntsville, AL, United States)
Jeter, L.
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Gillies, D. C.
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Hua, F.
(INTEL Corp. Chandler, AZ, United States)
Anilkumar, A. V.
(Vanderbilt Univ. Tullahoma, TN, United States)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2006
Subject Category
Space Processing
Meeting Information
Meeting: 57th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) Conference
Location: Valencia
Country: Spain
Start Date: October 2, 2006
End Date: October 6, 2006
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

Available Downloads

There are no available downloads for this record.
No Preview Available