Location
Holiday Inn, Manatee Room
Start Date
24-4-1990 2:00 PM
End Date
24-4-1990 5:00 PM
Description
Reusable Reentry Satellites have been flown since the early days of the U.S. and Soviet space programs in support of materials and space life science experiments. In the wake of the Challenger accident, and the limited number of extended duration flight opportunities for both U.S. and international microgravity payloads, "dusting off' the recovery capsule concept has become increasingly attractive to the U.S. and international investigators.
Characteristics of reusable reentry satellites include launch by an expendable launch vehicle, mission duration up to 60 days, microgravity levels up to 10 -5, self recovery to a selected landing point, and refurbishable for reflight in 60 days. Microgravity science disciplines which can be accommodated on a recovery capsule include: crystal growth, bioprocessing, metals and alloys, and chemicals/polymers. Life Science disciplines which can be accommodated on a recovery capsule include: plant physiology, cell physiology, general biology, musculoskeletal, hematology, and immunology.
Paper Session I-C - Reusable Reentry Satellite: An Essential Capability for Microgravity and Space Life Science Experiemnts
Holiday Inn, Manatee Room
Reusable Reentry Satellites have been flown since the early days of the U.S. and Soviet space programs in support of materials and space life science experiments. In the wake of the Challenger accident, and the limited number of extended duration flight opportunities for both U.S. and international microgravity payloads, "dusting off' the recovery capsule concept has become increasingly attractive to the U.S. and international investigators.
Characteristics of reusable reentry satellites include launch by an expendable launch vehicle, mission duration up to 60 days, microgravity levels up to 10 -5, self recovery to a selected landing point, and refurbishable for reflight in 60 days. Microgravity science disciplines which can be accommodated on a recovery capsule include: crystal growth, bioprocessing, metals and alloys, and chemicals/polymers. Life Science disciplines which can be accommodated on a recovery capsule include: plant physiology, cell physiology, general biology, musculoskeletal, hematology, and immunology.
Comments
Small Microgravity Carriers
Session Chairman: Charles Lundquist, Director, Consortium for Materials Development in Space, University of Alabama in Huntsville
Session Organizer: Dwight Easterly, CSAT, Cocoa Beach, FL