Start Date
4-1988 8:00 AM
Description
In order that researchers can take full advantage of the opportunities offered by the space shuttle and space station, NASA has furnished a facility to encourage thorough pre-flight development and post-flight analysis of experiments. The Microgravity Materials Science Laboratory (MMSL) was created to offer immediate and low-cost access to ground-based facilities where industrial, academic, and government researchers can test their ideas. By examining preliminary experiments in the specialized equipment in the MMSL, ideas can be developed and promising concepts can be identified early. Researchers can use the experience gained in the MMSL to select their most promising experiments for more rigorous and more expensive testing, including flight testing. The Microgravity Materials Science Laboratory is a service laboratory, equipped and staffed with the goal of providing hardware and expertise to scientists with ideas.
The equipment in the MMSL falls into three categories: devices which emulate some aspect of low gravitational forces, specialized capabilities for one-g development and refinement of microgravity experiments, and functional duplicates of flight hardware.
Ground Based Materials Science Experiments At Lewis Research Center
In order that researchers can take full advantage of the opportunities offered by the space shuttle and space station, NASA has furnished a facility to encourage thorough pre-flight development and post-flight analysis of experiments. The Microgravity Materials Science Laboratory (MMSL) was created to offer immediate and low-cost access to ground-based facilities where industrial, academic, and government researchers can test their ideas. By examining preliminary experiments in the specialized equipment in the MMSL, ideas can be developed and promising concepts can be identified early. Researchers can use the experience gained in the MMSL to select their most promising experiments for more rigorous and more expensive testing, including flight testing. The Microgravity Materials Science Laboratory is a service laboratory, equipped and staffed with the goal of providing hardware and expertise to scientists with ideas.
The equipment in the MMSL falls into three categories: devices which emulate some aspect of low gravitational forces, specialized capabilities for one-g development and refinement of microgravity experiments, and functional duplicates of flight hardware.
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