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Low temperature research aboard the space station.

Author(s) : ISRAELSSON U. E., RUIZ R., LEE M. C., REINKER R.

Summary

A cryogenic space station facility is being developed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and industrial partners to support the microgravity needs of the international scientific community. The facility will be attached to the Japanese Experiments Module's Exposed Facility and will operate with a 6-month helium cryogen lifetime. Flights of the facility are planned at 2-year intervals starting in 2003 with each flight accommodating multiple scientific experiments. Capabilities, conceptual designs and development plans for the facility are discussed along with a summary of potential near term flight candidate experiments.

Details

  • Original title: Low temperature research aboard the space station.
  • Record ID : 1999-0045
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Proceedings of the 21st international conference on low temperature physics.
  • Publication date: 1996
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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