ESA's participation in the International Microgravity Laboratory (IML-2) mission

Details ESA's participation in the International Microgravity Laboratory (IML-2) mission ESA's participation in the International Microgravity Laboratory (IML-2) mission

Feb 1995

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1995esabu..81...22w&link_type=abstract

ESA Bulletin (ISSN 0376-4265), no. 81, p. 22-28

Biology

International Cooperation, Microgravity, Payload Control, Payloads, Remote Control, Spaceborne Experiments, European Space Agency, International Space Station, Space Shuttle Missions, Spacecrews

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The second International Microgravity Laboratory (IML-2) mission was a truly international event, paving the way for cooperation in the scientific utilization of the forthcoming International Space Station. ESA provided several major facilities for conducting research in microgravity, as did France and Germany. The facilities were used jointly with scientists from the US; in exchange, NASA provided the mission itself. Several experiments measured and characterized the microgravity environment and the astronauts' response to spaceflight conditions. Others were in the fields of biology, biotechnology, fluid dynamics, crystal growth and alloy solidification, and near-critical-point investigations. Another important objective of the mission was to demonstrate remote payload operations or 'telescience'. Using that method, principal investigators monitored and controlled their flight experiments from various user centers and laboratories across Europe. This approach is proving to be a very efficient and cost-effective way to conduct and optimize scientific research, and it will become increasingly important as long-duration access to space becomes available.

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