microgravity

The term micro-g environment (also Âµg, often referred to by the term microgravity) is more or less a synonym of weightlessness and zero-G, but indicates that g-forces are not quite zero, just very small.[1] The symbol for microgravity, Âµg, was used on the insignia of Space Shuttle flight STS-87 because this flight was devoted to microgravity research.

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Russian crafts lands safely on earth – most mice, gerbils and other critters perish aboard perished

Tue, May 21, 2013

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In April, the Russian space agency launched the Bion-M craft which carried quite a few mice, gerbils, newts, snails and some microfauna into Earth’s orbit. The experiment was designed to test how weightlesness affect them and how these organisms adapt in the process. The craft returned back to Earth on May 19th in an otherwise [...]

microgravity, russian space program, weightlessness

3D printing in space might save astronauts a whole lot of trouble

Wed, Jul 25, 2012

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The 3D printing revolution is right around the corner. While we might still be a few years away from seeing such printers for home users at an affordable price, the technology has so far proven itself marvelously, whether we’re talking about jawbone implants, scale on scale mechanized dinosaur parts or extremely fine nanoscale objects. Yes, 3D printing [...]

3d printer, microgravity, nasa

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