41. Life And Microgravity Science sponsored by NASA s Marshall Space Flight Center and serves as a jumpingoff point for more information about microgravity research http://spacelist.org/microgravity.html

Acronyms Activism Agencies Amateur Radio ... Space Hotlist Index E-mail me at: bjr@po.cwru.edu Life and Microgravity Science Books Microgravity Research in Support of Technologies for the Human Exploration and Development of Space and Planetary Bodies Combustion Marshall Space Flight Center - Fire in the Sky Conferences Joint Meeting of the US Sections of the Combustion Institute Workshop on Research Needs in Fire Safety for the Human Exploration and Utilization of Space Microgravity Combustion Science Organizations Center for Commercial Applications of Combustion in Space (Colorado School of Mines) description official site European Low Gravity Research Association NASA Office of Life and Microgravity Science and Applications ISS and Mir Reports Life Sciences Aerospace Medicine 101: Adaptations to Spaceflight "Artificial Gravity: Current Concerns and Design Considerations" Life Sciences Data Archive History of Research in Space Biology and Biodynamics at the U.S. Air Force Missile Development Center; Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico; 1946 - 1958 Human Physiology in Space "Introduction to Space Life Sciences" (University of Colorado class) KSC Life Sciences Flight Program NASA/ARC Space Physiology Laboratory contains information and data from space flight experiments funded by NASA Life Support NASA's Advanced Life Support Plan Biosphere 2 Books Life Support and Biospherics - Peter Eckart Closed Ecological Life Support System (CELSS) Lab-Scale CELSS Project (NASA/ARC) Designing for a Human Presence in Space: An Introduction to Environmental Control and Life Support Systems (NASA RP-1324)

42. The Hindu : Front Page : Indian Experiments In Micro Gravity Provide New Insight Mar 2, 2008 UDHAGAMANDALAM The first results from the microgravity experiments on board the space capsule that was successfully launched and recovered http://www.thehindu.com/2008/03/02/stories/2008030260021000.htm

Online edition of India's National Newspaper Sunday, Mar 02, 2008 ePaper Mobile/PDA Version Front Page News: ePaper Front Page National Tamil Nadu ... Engagements Advts: Retail Plus Classifieds Jobs Obituary ... Front Page Indian experiments in micro gravity provide new insights Science Correspondent Expert says materials processing in space can be a promising area of research Till date, 44 microgravity experiments in 42 missions have been conducted Self-organisation of hydroxyapatite found to be better in space UDHAGAMANDALAM: The first results from the microgravity experiments on board the space capsule that was successfully launched and recovered (after its re-entry into the atmosphere) last year were presented at the ongoing 15th National Space Science Symposium (NSSS-2008) on Wednesday. Unique in execution According to Prof. Chattopadhyay, the Indian experiments were unique in their conceptualisation and execution. As a consequence, the results are absolutely new in the field of materials processing in space, he added. Experiments The two experiments on this scientific mission were: Biomimetic synthesis of the particles of the inorganic chemical hydroxyapatite (a calcium-nitrate based substance). (Biomimetics refers to mimicking biological systems in nature for designing engineering systems and applications in modern technology.)

43. Microgravity Enterprises Launches Commercial Payload From New Mexico Spaceport May 28, 2007 Albuquerque NM (SPX) May 28, 2007 microgravity Enterprises has successfully recovered ingredients that were successfully launched into http://www.space-travel.com/reports/Microgravity_Enterprises_Launches_Commercial

SPACE TRAVEL SPACE DAILY SPACE WAR TERRA DAILY ... ENERGY DAILY Get Our Free Newsletters Via Email Search All Our Sites at SpaceBank LAUNCH PAD Microgravity Enterprises Launches Commercial Payload From New Mexico Spaceport A Spaceloft rocket. by Staff Writers Albuquerque NM (SPX) May 28, 2007 Microgravity Enterprises has successfully recovered ingredients that were successfully launched into space onboard UP Aerospace's SpaceLoft-2 (SL-2) rocket on April 28th. These ingredients will be used to make the world's first consumer food products fortified by elements that have been flown in space. MEI's initial product offering will include an energy drink called Antimatter, a purified water with important electrolytes called Space2O, and the world's first true space beer called Comet's Tail Ale. "We flew enough ingredients to support almost a year's worth of production," said Darryl Hupfer, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing, MEI. "This is just the beginning. In the next two years, we plan to introduce a broad family of commercial products that are made from ingredients flown in space." MEI's objective is to speed the commercialization of space by integrating regular, reliable and profitable operations into the engineering and technology development equation.

44. The Stephen Hawking Microgravity Education & Research Center Are there resources for my students to practice in microgravity? What does it take to plan and conduct an experiment on Mars or the Moon? http://www.hawkingcenter.org/

Login Username Password Not registered? Forgot your password? Photo Credit: Jim Campbell, Aero-News Network, Inc. Register and get more information Sign up to get the latest information about Microgravity and how you can go weightless. Sign up now! The Northrop Grumman Foundation is sponsoring the 2008 Weightless Flights of Discovery Program Participants will access specified NSTA online resources for one year, attend a microgravity training workshop with a practicing aerospace engineer and Hawking Center Fellow, conduct experiments in parabolic flight, and experience the reduced gravities of outer space. This is the real deal! For more information and to apply for the program, please visit 2008 Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights Upcoming Flights KSC - SpaceTEC Workforce Training - PM Flight Full KSC - SpaceTEC Workforce Training - PM Flight Full KSC - SpaceTEC Workforce Training - AM Flight Full SJC - PM Flight - 2008 Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights - Application Only SJC - AM Flight - 2008 Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights - Application Only KSC - AM Flight - 2008 Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights - Application Only KSC - PM Flight - 2008 Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights - Application Only ATL - AM Flight - 2008 Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights - Application Only ATL - PM Flight - 2008 Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights - Application Only ORD - AM Flight - 2008 Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights - Application Only

45. Microgravity And Space News From Scientific American Find the latest microgravity articles, news, and information from the space experts at Scientific American. http://www.sciam.com/topic.cfm?id=microgravity

46. AIAA Microgravity And Space Processes TC of microgravity and space processing in the physical, materials, and biological sciences and related applications. 20042005 MSP-TC Committee Officers http://www.me.memphis.edu/msp-tc/index.html

47. Cool Runnings: A Microgravity Experiment This is the studentmanaged homepage of the ICES Parabolic Flight Experiment, a project to study ice and dust interactions in microgravity. http://www.strw.leidenuniv.nl/~parabolic/

English Nederlands Deutsch Home ... Internal UPDATE - 2 October 2006 The BBC One's SKY at Night programme, which received permission from ESA to profile our project during the campaign in Bordeaux, is no longer able to cover this particular flight due to current restrictions on dangerous filming activities following a recent, near-fatal accident involving a BBC correspondant on assignment. ICES in Colombian news!! Click above for the PDF or check the News link. We have completed the 2006 campaign in Bordeaux. Most updates to this website are now occurring on the News link. The blog and gallery are complete with photos and video from all flights, which took place 24-26 October 2006. If you have any questions regarding the website or the project, please feel free to contact the project team at parabolic [at] strw.leidenuniv.nl Photos and video from our FIRST flight can be found in the Blog and the Gallery And from our SECOND flight's Blog And coming soon from our THIRD flight although there are already photos in the Gallery This is the student-managed homepage of the ICES Parabolic Flight Experiment, a project to study ice and dust interactions in microgravity. Our experiment is to participate in ESA's 45th Professional Parabolic Flight Campaign to take place in Bordeaux (France) from the 16-27th of October, 2006.

48. Current Science - Contents 324, Background and current ISRO initiatives in microgravity research programme 341, Materials science research in microgravity Current status and an http://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/aug102000/contents.htm

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49. WOUMFT - The WOU Microgravity Flight Team Homepage Western Oregon University ATTN ASWOU · WOUMFT 345 N Monmouth Ave Monmouth, Oregon · 97361 acotton@wou.edu. Western Oregon University microgravity Flight Team. http://www.wou.edu/student/club/microgravity/index.htm

@import url("htm/NavBar.css"); @import url("htm/NavBar.css"); WOU Microgravity Flight Team Homepage Current Research 2005 Reseach WOU-MFT Outreach Oregon's Space Explorers ... 2005 Team During 2005, a team from Western Oregon University was selected to participate in NASA's Reduced Gravity Student Flight Opportunities Program (RGSFOP). In a combined research effort with a team from Oregon State University, the WOUMFT and OSUMFT conducted a Physics Feasibility Test of a Zero Criticality Rotating Fluidized Bed Space Reactor. As required by the RGSFOP, in addition to designing, constructing, and presenting the experiment, the team members were also full time undergraduate students. I n a follow-up experiment for the 2006 RGSFOP, one 2005 WOU alum, Mandy Martin, will accompany the OSUMFT conducting the experiment. This year, the WOUMFT is developing a project for the 2008 RGSFOP (Proposal due: Oct. 2007) and is currently seeking sponsorship to fund the following endeavors: project assembly, travel, the creation of outreach opportunities for elementary, middle, and high school students, presentations to the academic community, professional societies, and the general public. If you are interested in participating in our outreach programs, sponsoring our team, or just have general questions, please feel free to contact us.

50. Research & Technology -- Microgravity Research Difficulties with protein crystallisation initiated attempts to conduct it in microgravity. Crystallisation of proteins in space has been a large effort http://ultr23.vub.ac.be/ultr/research/microgravity.html

@import url(../styles/vub.css); @import url(../styles/vubdienst.css); @import url(../styles/microgravity.css); Home Zoek Telefoonboek Organogram ... English Ultrastructure Back VUB VIB Ultrastructure Home Staff Contact info Sponsors ... Education Publications All publications Partners Microgravity research The Ultrastructure research department is involved in 2 microgravity projects: Protein crystallisation in microgravity Cellular adhesion of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in microgravity Protein crystallisation in microgravity Prof. Dr. Dominique Maes Tel.: ++32/(0)2/629.1852 E-mail Current team members Mike Sleutel, Celine Vanhee, Ronnie Willaert, Lode Wyns and Dominique Maes Keywords Microgravity - Crystal quality - Mass transport - Growth kinetics - Nucleation - Impurities - Depletion zone Research Difficulties with protein crystallisation initiated attempts to conduct it in microgravity. Crystallisation of proteins in space has been a large effort (since 1982). Central to these studies on the microgravity relevant aspects of crystal growth is the recognition of the processes that could plausibly explain a different growth behavior or crystal quality in reduced gravity environments. Three hypotheses have been formulated on the mass transport related (i.e. gravity dependent) processes involved in crystal growth and that can influence the quality of the crystals: the depletion zone model the impurity depletions zone the instability of interfacial processes in certain growth regimes Present microgravity research is focused on the verification of these hypotheses. Therefore, the following experiments are envisaged:

51. Lift-off For Foton Microgravity Mission Sep 17, 2007 An unmanned Foton spacecraft, carrying a payload of more than 40 ESA experiments, was successfully launched September 14. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/09/070914101036.htm

Science News Share Blog Cite Print Email Bookmark Lift-off For Foton Microgravity Mission ScienceDaily (Sep. 17, 2007) See also: Space Missions ESA Space Probes Space Station ... Space observatory Nearly 9 minutes later, the Russian Foton-M3 spacecraft separated from the rocket's upper stage and was inserted into a 300 km orbit that will carry it around the Earth once every 90 minutes. The Foton will spend 12 days in orbit, during which time the onboard experiments will be exposed to microgravity, and in some cases, to the harsh environment of open space, before re-entering the atmosphere and landing on the steppes near the Russian-Kazakh border. The 400 kg European payload includes experiments that will contribute to advances in many areas of research. The scientific experiments come from a wide range of scientific disciplines, including fluid physics, biology, protein crystal growth, meteoritics, radiation dosimetry and exobiology (life beyond Earth). The technology-related experiments may lead to more efficient oil extraction processes, better semiconductor alloys and more efficient thermal control systems. "The Foton mission is part of ESA’s programme for Life and Physical Sciences in spaceexplained Josef Winter, Head of ESA's Payload and Microgravity Platform Division.

52. Technology For Artificial Gravity And Microgravity Simulation On ground microgravity simulators like Clinostats - Random Positioning Machines - Free Fall Machines - Rotating wall vessels - Levitating magnets http://www.congrex.nl/07c20/

53. NASA Awards Contract For Microgravity Aircraft Services | SpaceRef - Your Space Jan 2, 2008 NASA Awards Contract for microgravity Aircraft Services SpaceRef. http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=24394

54. AEM MicroGravity Projects During this time period, they perform their in flight experiments while the aircraft is performing maneuvers which produce microgravity for about 30 seconds http://www.aem.umn.edu/proj-prog/sfo/

One Stop Directories Search U of M Academics ... Site Map Adjust Font Size: AEM Students Participate in NASA's Reduced Gravity Flight Opportunities Program C-9B Flight Trajectory: diagram shows a typical zero-g maneuver: click on image for more details For the a number of years, we have had two AEM student teams from the University of Minnesota , one group in fluids area and the other group in the solids/materials area, participate in the Reduced Gravity Student Flight Opportunities Program sponsored by NASA's Johnson Space Center. Students design experiments to be performed on the NASA KC-135 aircraft, which is used for astronaut training, as well as experiments, which require short periods of reduced gravity. The students typically travel to Texas to undergo training around March or April each year, for a nine-day period. During this time period, they perform their in flight experiments while the aircraft is performing maneuvers which produce microgravity for about 30 seconds. The flight path of the aircraft is like a roller coaster and student will experience relatively large "g" forces as well as reduced gravity. Students that have participated in the program the last several years have found the ride very exciting and the experience of a lifetime. Yearly projects of the students are listed below. NASA 931 (KC-135A) the last "A" model was retired from service October 31, 2004. It began its service on November 22nd 1963 with the United States Air Force after being manufactured at the Boeing, Seattle, WA facility. Click here for the

55. Microgravity Science And Technology - Space Exploration And Astronautics Journal The journal microgravity Science and Technology publishes papers describing the preparation, the performance and the evaluation as well as preliminary http://www.springer.com/astronomy/space exploration/journal/12217

Please select Africa Asia Australia / Oceania Europe France Germany Italy North America South America Switzerland United Kingdom All Author/Editor Title ISBN/ISSN Series Journals Reference Works Textbooks Series Select your subdiscipline Astrobiology Extraterrestrial Physics and Space Science General Relativity and Cosmology Popular Astronomy Practical Astronomy Space Exploration and Astronautics Select a discipline Astronomy Biomedical Sciences Chemistry Computer Science Economics Education Engineering Environmental Sciences Geography Geosciences Humanities Law Life Sciences Linguistics Materials Mathematics Medicine Philosophy Physics Psychology Public Health Social Sciences Statistics Home Astronomy Space Exploration and Astronautics Microgravity Science and Technology An International Journal for Microgravity and Space Exploration Related Research ISSN: 0938-0108 (print version) Journal no. 12217 Springer Netherlands Online version available Online First articles available New! Description Editorial Board New from Springer in 2008! As of January 2008 Springer publishes the journal Microgravity - Science and Technology. An International Journal for Microgravity and Space Exploration Related Research Platforms such as drop towers, parabolic flights, sounding rockets, reentry capsules and orbiting platforms provide the unique environment of compensated gravity which can only be achieved on earth in very limited situations.

56. Microgravity In October 2001 four students from Tampere University of technology traveled to France to take part in a microgravity flight by ESA. http://www.ursa.fi/~msuomine/pfctut/eng/overview.html

57. Astronaut Bio: Bonnie Dunbar (9/2005) In 1993, Dr. Dunbar served as Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Life and microgravity Sciences, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C. In February 1994 http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/dunbar.html

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston, Texas 77058 Biographical Data Bonnie J. Dunbar (Ph.D.) NASA ASTRONAUT (former) PERSONAL DATA: Born March 3, 1949, in Sunnyside, Washington. EDUCATION: Graduated from Sunnyside High School, Sunnyside, Washington, in 1967; received bachelor of science and master of science degrees in ceramic engineering from the University of Washington in 1971 and 1975, respectively; and a doctorate in Mechanical/Biomedical Engineering from the University of Houston, 1983. Certified Professional Engineer in Texas. ORGANIZATIONS: Member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), American Ceramic Society (ACS), the National Institute of Ceramic Engineers (NICE), Tau Beta Pi, Materials Research Society ( MRS), International Academy of Astronautics (IAF), Society of Women Engineers (SWE), Association of Space Explorers (ASE). SPECIAL HONORS: EXPERIENCE: Dr. Dunbar is a private pilot with over 200 hours in single engine land aircraft, has logged more than 1000 hours flying time in T-38 jets as co-pilot, and has over 100 hours as co-pilot in a Cessna Citation Jet.

58. JAXA | Fluid Science Under Microgravity I am engaged in research on fluid dynamics under the microgravity. One of my research objectives is to develop new/useful materials with a better quality. http://www.jaxa.jp/article/special/kibo/kawamura_e.html

HOME ABOUT JAXA MISSIONS PUBLIC RELATIONS ... Feature Stories I am engaged in research on fluid dynamics under the microgravity. One of my research objectives is to develop new/useful materials with a better quality. Examples of those materials are semiconductors used for various types of electronic devices such as cellular phones and computers. To produce semiconductors, their raw materials are first melted, and then the melt crystallizes as it is cooled down. Through the study on the melt flow during the process, it is possible to develop new/useful materials with a better quality. On the ground, the gravity causes buoyancy, and buoyancy generates convection. Convection influences the process of crystallization. So for a long time it had been presumed that, in the space, where there exists no effect of the gravity, defect-free crystals would form without being influenced by convection. Crystallization experiments in space, however, have shown an unexpected result. We now know that a different type of convection, which is not originated from the buoyancy, emerges in space, and influences the crystal growth. Figure 1 (Courtesy of Tokyo University of Science and JAXA) The outcomes the experiment will contribute not only to new material development, but also to micro/nano and to heat-transport technologies. The surface tension has a great impact in the micro-world because the gravity becomes less significant with decreasing scale. Thus the research on the Marangoni convection with a larger scale under the microgravity promises to advance micro-fluid technology on the ground. In addition, by good use of the Marangoni effect, we can develop more efficient heat transport both on the ground and in space. Examples are heat pipes for computer or satellites and also fuel cells for modern car technology.

59. Microgravity Combustion Research Ronney, P. D., On the Mechanisms of Flame Propagation Limits and Extinction Processes at microgravity, Twenty Second Symposium (International) on http://carambola.usc.edu/research/microgravity.html

Studies of premixed-gas flames at microgravity Click here for early results on the just-completed SOFBALL experiment on the STS-107 mission… Gravity affects flames through buoyancy-induced natural convection. Prof. Ronney has conducted experiments on flames at low gravity, obtained in drop towers and aircraft flying parabolic trajectories, since 1981. These experiments have demonstrated a variety of new phenomena which are "masked" at earth gravity due to buoyancy. Most seem to result from interactions between radiant heat loss, unequal rates of diffusion of thermal energy and reactants (i.e. Lewis number effects), and flame front curvature and stretch. Such studies are relevant to spacecraft fire safety applications and the development of clean, lean-burning combustion engines on earth. One of the most remarkable findings of these experiments is the discovery of "flame balls," which are stable, stationary, spherically symmetric flames that occur in combustible gas mixtures having low Lewis number (ratio of thermal diffusivity of the bulk mixture to the mass diffusivity of the stoichiometrically limiting reactant). An experiment entitled "Structure Of Flame Balls At Low Lewis-number," or "SOFBALL" was performed on the MSL-1 Space Shuttle mission , April 4 - 8, 1997 and the reflight of this mission, STS-94/MSL-1R, July 1 - 16, 1997. Prof. Ronney served as the Alternate Payload Specialist Astronaut for both missions. These experiments used a combustion apparatus, called

60. NASAexplores 9-12 Lesson Demonstrating Microgravity (Teacher Sheets) Depending on your time constraints, you can either build the microgravity demonstrator before class, or have students help build it during the class period. http://www.nasaexplores.com/show_912_teacher_st.php?id=030106131015

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