Microgravity Topics
Soil mechanics experiments near completion on STS-89
1998 — April 6, 2011
Data from this experiment will be used to better understand a variety of processes, from soil shifting during earthquakes to manufacturing processes.
Digging in and taking cover
1998 — April 6, 2011
Lunar and Martian dirt could provide radiation shielding for crews on future planetary missions.
Marshall scientists recognized for work
1998 — April 6, 2011
scientists receive international, NASA, and regional awards.
STS-89 will carry five science payloads from NASA/Marshall
1998 — April 6, 2011
Launch scheduled for January 22, 1998, STS-89 will carry five NASA/Marshall science payloads, two for an extended stay aboard Russia's Mir space station, two for a return from Mir, and one for operations in the Spacehab module during the mission.
First phase of Shuttle-Mir science harvest to be discussed
1998 — April 6, 2011
Interim science results symposium this week in Huntsville.
Homesteading the High Frontier: Marshall Scientists Explore How To Use Local Materials
1998 — April 6, 2011
Building lunar and Martian bases from local on-site materials
Right Stuff for the Super Stuff
1998 — April 6, 2011
John Glenn will conduct tests with a space age super-substance called aerogel on STS-95.
Great Bugs of Fire
1998 — April 6, 2011
Spacelab crystallizes a protein from a very weird, and surprisingly common, volcano-loving bug. Scientists hope to discover how these bugs can survive in such extreme conditions.
ZBLAN continues to show promise
1998 — April 6, 2011
Thin fibers of an exotic glass called ZBLAN are clearer when made in near weightlessness than on Earth under gravity's effects.
Laboratory under construction
1998 — April 6, 2011
NASA/Marshall biotechnology may get an early start on ISS.