MSRR

Materials Science Research Rack

active Mission

MSRR allows for the study of a variety of materials – including metals, ceramics, semiconductor crystals and glasses – onboard the International Space Station (ISS).

Type

Instrument

Launch

Aug. 28, 2009

Location

International Space Station

Objective

Research platform on ISS

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