News tagged with microgravity
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First U.S. Sample Processed in Materials Science Research Rack to be Opened at Marshall
(PhysOrg.com) -- On Feb. 2, the first materials science sample supporting an U.S. investigator was processed in NASA's Materials Science Research Rack aboard the International Space Station.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 12, 2010 |
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Alternative Energy Crops in Space
(PhysOrg.com) -- What if space held the key to producing alternative energy crops on Earth? That's what researchers are hoping to find in a new experiment on the International Space Station.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 10, 2010 |
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NASA to Study Seeds in Space to Understand Plant Growth
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA scientists hope to better understand exactly how and why plants grow differently in space in an experiment named, Tropi. Future astronauts may be able to grow plants as part of life support systems on ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 08, 2010 |
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Teams selected for 'Fly Your Thesis!' 2010 microgravity programme
(PhysOrg.com) -- Following the debut of ESA’s ‘Fly Your Thesis!’ programme in 2009, four teams of university students have been selected to conduct their microgravity experiments during a second series of ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 18, 2010 |
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The 'Nose' Knows
(PhysOrg.com) -- Some might say it's as plain as the nose on your face. But detecting toxic or dangerous chemicals in the microgravity environment of space takes a little extra "sniffing." That’s why ENose, ...
Jan 12, 2010 |
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Sticks and stones break bones, but new study may prevent it
The best way to prevent a fracture is to stop bones from reaching the point where they are prone to breaking, but understanding the process of how bones form and mature has been challenging. Now researchers at the University ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 09, 2009 |
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Station Prepares For New Spacecraft, Monitors Debris
The station crew prepared Friday for the arrival of the Russian Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM2) which is scheduled for launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan on Nov. 10. The MRM2 will arrive at the ...
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Nov 06, 2009 |
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Micro-gravity a health hazard for astronauts: research
(PhysOrg.com) -- UNSW researchers may have pinpointed the cause of muscle wasting and bone-density loss experienced by astronauts who fly lengthy missions under the weightless conditions of space.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 02, 2009 |
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Scientists use low-gravity space station lab to study crystal growth
A research project 10 years in the making is now orbiting the Earth, much to the delight of its creator Rohit Trivedi, a senior metallurgist at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory. Equipment recently ...
Sep 21, 2009 |
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Learning How Materials Work in Space to Make Them Better on Earth
What's about the size of a large refrigerator, weighs a ton and may help pave the way for new and improved metals or glasses here on Earth? It's the Materials Science Research Rack -- a new laboratory on board ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 17, 2009 |
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Nanomedicine project to be tested in space
When a spacecraft launches from Cape Canaveral, Fla., in the future, its cargo will include a small box containing a nano-fluidics experiment designed by scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
May 12, 2009 |
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Nanosatellite to Study Antifungal Drug Effectiveness in Space
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA is preparing to fly a small satellite about the size of a loaf of bread that could help scientists better understand how effectively drugs work in space. The nanosatellite, known as PharmaSat, ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 28, 2009 |
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No sweat: Shuttle's exercise gear on the fritz
Space junk from a Soviet satellite no longer poses a threat to Discovery shuttle, but astronauts face a vexing new problem: the spacecraft's exercise equipment is on the fritz, NASA said Monday.
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Mar 17, 2009 |
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