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FOUR STATION SPATIALE [1 record]

Record 1 2002-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
  • Research Experiments in Space
CONT

The Space Station Furnace Facility is to begin operations in 2002. Materials-science furnaces can carefully study and control the processes by which materials are formed. The persistent one gravity tug here on Earth disguises a multitude of forces that are altered once introduced into a microgravity environment. ... This facility is geared to take advantage of the weakening of natural phenomena such as convection, sedimentation, buoyancy, and hydrostatic pressure.

OBS

space station furnace facility; SSFF: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
  • Travaux de recherche dans l'espace
OBS

four de la station spatiale; SSFF : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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