NP-119 Science in Orbit: The Shuttle & Spacelab Experience, 1981-1986

 

[121-124] Index

 

A

Active Cavity Radiometer (ACR), 79
Adhesion of Metals in UHV Chamber, 41
Advanced Biostack Experiment, 17, 20, 24
Advanced X-Ray Astrophysics Facility, 105
Africa, 76, 84-86, 92, 94
Aggregation of Human Red Blood Cells, 24
alloys, 27, 32-33
Alps, 85
Aluminum/Copper Phase Boundary Diffusion, 42
American Flight Echocardiograph, 9, 24
Antibacterial Activity of Antibiotics in Space Conditions, 11, 16, 25
Asia, 85
Assembly Concept for Construction of Erectable Space Structure (ACCESS), 5, 109-111
Astro, 106-107,110, 113
astronomy and astrophysics, 2, 3, 63, 99-107, 109-110, 113
asteroids, 23, 60
comets 23, 60, 62
cosmic rays, 100-101
galactic center, 102-103, 106
galaxy clusters, 101-102
gamma rays 20, 105
infrared radiation, 72, 104-105
quasars, 101
star(s), 49, 52, 55, 99, 103-104
supernova remnants, 101, 103-104
ultraviolet radiation, 72, 102-104
X-rays, 101-102
atmosphere, 70-79
airglow, 62-66
chemistry, 56, 62-63, 71-76
dynamics, 76-77
energy, 72-73
ionosphere, 3, 55-67
mesosphere, 74-75
physics, 50, 52, 63, 66, 70-79
stratosphere, 73, 75
thermosphere, 74-75
Atmospheric Emission Photometric Imager (AEPI), 63-64, 66, 69, 79
Atmospheric Explorer,110
Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science (ATLAS), 78-79, 113
Atmospheric Trace Molecules Spectroscopy (ATMOS), 73-75, 79
Auroral Imaging Experiment 64-66, 69
auroras, 55-57, 59, 64-66
Australia, 82-83, 88
Autogenic Feedback Training, 15, 24
Automated Directional Solidification Furnace, 43

 

B

 

bacteria, 11, 16-17
Bangladesh, 92
Bearing Lubricant Wetting, Spreading & Characteristics, 111
beta-galactosidase, 21, 37
biology, 2, 7-25
adaptation, 7-15, 23
biological processing, 21-22, 36
cells, 7, 10-11,16-17, 19-21, 23, 36
circadian rhythms (biological clocks), 18
developmental processes, 17
genetics, 17, 19
plants, 18-19
space environment, 20-21
Biorack, 16-17, 25
BIOS, 25
Black Forest, Germany, 93
Body Impedance, 25
bones, 5, 8,12
brain, 9, 13-14
Bubble Reinforced Materials, 40
Bubble Transport, 43

 

C

C-reactive protein (CRP), 22
calcium, 12, 30
canavalin, 22, 37
Capillary Experiments, 41
Capillary Forces in a Low-Gravity Environment, 40
cardiovascular system, 7-10,13
heart, 7, 9, 13
lungs, 9
echocardiograph, 9, 24
Cell Cycle and Protoplasmic Streaming,18, 25
Cell Growth and Differentiation in Space, 17, 25
Cell Proliferation, 10-11, 16-17, 25
cell(s), 7, 10-11, 16-17, 19-21, 23, 36
activation, 10-11, 16-17
functions,16-17
Iymphocytes, 10-11
red blood cells, 10-11
Cellular Morphology in Lead-Thallium Alloys, 42
central nervous system, 9, 13-14
brain, 9, 13-14
Central Venous Pressure, 9-10, 24-25
ceramics, 29, 33-35
Characteristics of Shuttle/Spacelab Induced Atmosphere, 111
chemical(s), 29, 49, 55-56, 63, 71-76
reactions, 63, 71-75
releases, 56, 63
China, 85, 88, 94
chromosphere, 46-47, 50
Circadian Rhythm under Conditions Free of Earth Gravity, 18, 25
Circadian Rhythms during Spaceflight: Neurospora, 18, 24
comets, 23, 60, 62
composites, 29, 32-33
concanavalin B, 22
Containerless Melting of Glass, 33-34, 43
containerless processing, 33-34
Containerless Processing of Glass Melts, 33-34, 40
Contamination Monitor, 110-111
Continuous Flow Electrophoresis System (CFES), 22, 24-25, 36, 40
Controlled Ecological Life Support System (CELSS), 23
convection, 15, 21, 27, 29-37, 46, 49
Convection in Nonisothermal Binary Mixtures, 41
corona, 46-47, 49-50, 77
Coronal Helium Abundance Spacelab Experiment (CHASE), 50, 53
cosmic rays, 99-101, 107
Cosmic Ray Nuclei Experiment, 100, 107
Coupled Motion of Liquid-Solid Systems in Near-Zero Gravity, 40
cryogenic systems, 104-105, 110-111
Cryostat (See Protein Crystals), 21, 24-25, 37, 42
crystal growth, 5, 21-22, 27, 29-31, 34, 36-38
Crystal Growth by Co-Precipitation in Liquid Phase, 41
Crystal Growth Facility, 41
Crystal Growth of Proteins, 21, 24, 37, 41
Crystallization of a Silicon Drop, 41
crystallography, 2, 21, 41
Cygnus Loop supernova remnant, 103
Cygnus X-3, 103

 

D

Dead Sea, 88
Dendrite Growth and Microsegregation of Binary Alloys, 40
Dendritic Solidification of Aluminum-Copper Alloys, 42
Determination of the Dorsoventral Axis in Developing Embryos of the Amphibian, 17, 25
Determination of Reaction Time, 25
Differentiation of Plant Cells, 19, 25
diffusion, 32-33, 37, 43
Diffusion of Liquid Zinc and Lead, 43
directional solidification, 33
Distribution of Cytoplasmic Determinants, 17, 20, 25
Doped Indium Antimonide and Gallium Indium Antimonide, 42
Dosimetric Mapping Inside Biorack, 21, 25
Drop Dynamics Module (DDM), 33-35, 41
drop tube, 27
Dynamics of Compound Drops, 43
Dynamics of Rotating and Oscillating Free Drops, 33-35, 41

 

E

Earth Observation System (EOS), 67, 96-97, 115
Earth, 81-97
atmosphere, 45-47, 55, 70-79
fossil fuel deposits, 88
geology, 81-82, 88-89, 92
high-resolution photography, 84-89
impact craters, 88, 93
observations, 2-3, 81-97, 113
oceanography, 81
radar, 90-93
spectroscopy, 94-95
EASE/ACCESS, 5, 108-111
echocardiograph, 9, 24
Effect of Microgravity on Interaction between Cells, 16-17, 25
Effect of Weightlessness on Lymphocyte Proliferation, 10-11, 16, 24
Effects of Weightlessness and Light on Seed Germination, 25
Egypt, 88
electric fields, 58-60, 62, 65
Electromagnetic Levitation Furnace, 43
electromagnetic spectrum, 52, 99, 105
electron(s), 20, 52, 57, 62-63
beam(s), 56-59
density, 57, 62-63
generator, 58-59
Electron Spectrometer, 69
electronic materials, 29-33
Electropuncture in Space, 25
Embryogenesis and Organogenesis under Spaceflight Conditions, 17, 20, 25
Emulsions and Dispersion Alloys, 40
Ethiopia, 88
Europe, 85-86, 93-94
European Space Agency (ESA), 1, 15, 46, 50, 97
eutectics, 32-33, 40-43
exobiology, 23
Experimental Assembly of Structures in EVA (EASE), 5, 108-111
eyes, 9, 13-14
 
F
 
Far Ultraviolet Space Telescope (FAUST),102-104, 107
Feature Identification and Location Experiment (FILE), 95-97
Floating Zone Growth of Silicon, 30-31, 41, 42
Floating Zone Stability in Zero-Gravity, 40
Floating Zone Hydrodynamics, 41
Florida, 92-93
Fluid Experiment System, 29-30, 41
fluid physics, 3, 5, 34-36, 40, 42, 110, 113
fluid shifts, 9-10, 12
Fluid Physics Module, 34, 40-42
Forced Liquid Motions, 41
Free Convection in Low Gravity, 34, 40
French Echocardiograph Experiment, 9, 25
French Postural Experiment, 14, 25
Frog Statoliths, 17, 25

 

G

galactic center, 102-103, 106
galaxy clusters, 101-102
Gamma Ray Observatory, 105
gamma rays, 20, 105
Ganges River Delta, 92
Ge-Gel, Chemical Growth, 42
Ge-l Vapor Phase, 42
genetics, 17, 19
geology, 81-82, 88-89, 92
Geophysical Fluid Flow Cell (GFFC), 35-36, 41, 77, 79
Geotropism, 25
Germany, 85, 92-93
Gesture and Speech in Microgravity, 25
Get-Away-Special experiments, 5
GETS experiment, 43
glasses, 27, 29, 33-35, 41-42
Goddard Hitchhiker-1 (HH-G1), 5, 111
Gradient Furnace with Quenching Device, 42
Gradient General Purpose Rocket Furnace, 40, 43
Gradient Heating Facility, 32, 40, 42
Grand Bahama Bank, 94
Graviperception of Plants, 25
Gravity Influenced Lignification in Higher Plants, 19, 24
Great Barrier Reef, Australia, 82-83, 88
Great Wall, China , 85
Grille Spectrometer, 73, 75-76 ,79
Growth of Cadmium Telluride by the Traveling Heater Method, 41, 42
Growth of Semiconductor Crystals by the Traveling Heater Method, 41, 42

 

H

Hard X-Ray Imaging of Clusters of Galaxies -X-Ray Telescope (XRT), 101-103, 107
Hawaii, 92
heart, 7, 9, 13
Heat Capacity Near Critical Point, 42
heavy particles with high energies and charges (HZEs), 20-21
Heflex Bioengineering Test I, 18, 24
Heflex Bioengineering Test II, 18, 24
helium, 36
superfluid helium, 36, 42, 105, 110-111
hematology, 10
erythropoietin, 10
red blood cells, 10-11
High Resolution Telescope & Spectrograph (HRTS), 47-50, 53
High Temperature Thermostat, 42
high-energy particles, 20-21, 52, 101
High-Precision Thermostat, 42
Himalayas, 88
Holographic Interferometric Apparatus, 43
Homogeneity of Glasses, 42
hop and drop experiments, 13-14
hormones, 10, 12, 21
Hubble Space Telescope, 105-106
human adaptation, 7-15, 23
human serum albumin, 22
Human Lymphocyte Activation, 10-11, 16, 25
Humoral Immune Response, 11, 24

 

l

Imaging Spectrometric Observatory (ISO), 73-74, 79
immune system, 9-11, 16, 22
Indium Antimonide-Nickel Antimonide Eutectics, 42
Induced Environment Contamination Monitor (IECM), 110-111
Influence of Spaceflight on Erythrokinetics in Man, 10, 24
Influence of Weightlessness on Lignification in Plant Seedlings, 18-19, 24
infrared radiation, 72, 104-106
infrared astronomy, 99, 104-106, 109
Infrared Telescope (IRT), 104-106, 107
Infrared Astronomy Satellite (IRAS), 104-105
inner ear, 9, 13, 15
Instrument Pointing System (IPS), 44-46
Interaction Between an Advancing Solidification Front and Suspended Particles, 40
Interdiffusion,43
Interdiffusion Salt Melt Apparatus, 43
Interfacial Instability and Capillary Hysteresis, 40
International Microgravity Laboratory (IML), 23, 38, 113
Investigation of Atmospheric Hydrogen and Deuterium through Measurement of Lyman-Alpha Emissions (ALAE), 76-77, 79
Io, 60
ion, 60-62
ionosphere, 3, 55-67
Isothermal General Purpose Rocket Furnace, 40, 43
Isothermal Heating Facility, 40-42
Isotope Stack, 107
isotopes, 32-33

 

J

Jupiter, 36, 57, 60, 77

 

K

Kilauea Crater, Hawaii, 92
Kinetics of the Spreading of Liquids in Solids, 40
Korea, 94
Kunlan fault, China, 88-89

 

L

Landsat, 81, 91, 94
Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, 104
Large Deployable Reflector, 106, 109
Large Format Camera, 84, 86-89, 97
Latin America, 85
Lead-Telluride Crystal Growth, 40
life sciences, 1-3, 7-25, 113
Liquid Phase Miscibility Gap Materials, 40, 43
Liquid Skin Casting of Cast Iron, 42
low-gravity aircraft, 27
lungs, 9
Iymphocytes, 10-11, 16

 

M

magnetic fields, 58-60, 63-65
magnetic storms, 59, 66, 79
Magnetometer, 69
Maine, 88
Mammalian Cell Polarization, 25
mapping, 24-25, 81-93
Marangoni Convection experiment, 34, 42-43
Marangoni Convection Boat Apparatus, 43
Marangoni Flows experiment, 34, 42
Mass Discrimination during Weightlessness, 23-25
Materials Experiment Assembly (MEA), 27
Materials Experiment Assembly-A1 (MEA-A1), 5, 31, 34, 40
Materials Experiment Assembly-A2 (MEA-A2), 5, 31, 33-34, 43
materials science, 27-43
biological processing, 21-22 36-37
crystals and electronic materials, 5, 21-22, 27, 29-31, 34, 36-38
fluids and chemical processes, 3, 5, 34-36, 40, 42, 110, 113
glasses and ceramics, 27, 29, 33-35, 41-42
materials processing, 2-3, 27-43
metals, alloys, and composites, 27, 29, 32-33, 40-43
microgravity, 28-29
Materials Science Double Rack, 41-43
Materials Science Experiment Double Rack for Experiment Modules and Apparatus (MEDEA), 42
Materials Science Laboratory-2 (MSL-2), 5, 43, 113
MAUS experiments, 5, 40
Measurement of Air Pollution from Space (MAPS), 75-76, 79
Measurement of Central Venous Pressure and Hormones in Blood Serum during Weightlessness, 9-10, 24
Mediterranean, 94
Melting and Solidification of Metallic Composites, 40
Melting of Silicon Sphere, 42
Mercuric iodide Growth experiment, 29, 31, 42
mercury iodide, 29, 31, 41-42
Mercury iodide Crystal Growth experiment, 41
mesosphere, 74-75
Metallic Emulsion Aluminum-Lead, 40
Metric Camera, 84-87, 97
Mexico, 25, 85, 94
Microabrasion Foil Experiment, 107
Microorganisms and Biomolecules in the Space Environment, 21, 24
Microwave Remote Sensing Experiment, 97
middeck experiments, 5, 28
Middle East, 88, 94
Millstone Hill Incoherent Scatter Observatory, Westford, CT, 63
Mirror Heating Facility, 30-31, 41, 42
Monodisperse Latex Reactor System (MLRS), 28, 40
Monoellipsoid Heating Facility, 42
Mount Everest, Tibet, 88
Mount Shasta, California, 83, 92
Munich, Germany, 85
muscle and bone degradation, 8-9
musculoskeletal system, 5, 8-9, 12
bones, 5, 8-9,12
calcium, 12
growth hormone, 12
muscles, 7-8, 12, 14
vitamin D metabolites, 12, 24

 

N

National Research Council of Canada
Vestibular Investigations, 13-15, 24
nervous system, 9, 13-15
neurospora, 18
neurovestibular system, 9, 13-15
eyes, 9, 13-14
hop and drop experiments, 13-14
inner ear, 9, 13, 15
nystagmus, 15
otolith(s), 13-14
rotating dome, 13-14
semicircular canals, 15
sled experiments, 14-15
New York, 87
Night/Day Optical Survey of Lightning (NOSL), 79
Nile River Valley, 84, 86
Noninvasive Estimation of Central Venous Pressure Using a Compact Doppler Ultrasound System, 10, 25
Nucleation of Eutectic Alloys, 33, 40, 42
Nutation of Sunflower Seedlings in Microgravity, 18-19, 24

 

O

Ocean Color Experiment, 94-95, 97
Office of Aeronautics and Space Technology-1
OAST-1 (See Shuttle Missions, 41-D), 5, 109, 111
Office of Space Science (OSS), 3
OSS-1 (See Shuttle Missions, STS-3), 5, 24, 40, 51, 53, 58-61, 69, 79, 107, 110-111
Office of Space and Terrestrial Applications (OSTA):
OSTA-1 (See Shuttle Missions, STS-2), 5, 24, 79, 90, 94-95, 97, 111
OSTA-2 (See Shuttle Missions, STS-7), 5
OSTA-3 (See Shuttle Missions, 41-G), 5, 24, 79, 86, 90-91, 95, 97, 111
Orbital Processing of Aligned Magnetic Composites, 43
Orbital Refueling System Experiment, 111
Organic Crystal Growth, 41
Oscillation of Semi-Free Liquid Spheres in Space, 40
Ostwald Ripening, 42
otolith(s), 13-14

 

P

paramecium, 17
particle accelerator(s), 56-58
Particle Analysis Camera' Capillary Pump Loop, and Mirror Contamination, 111
Particle Behavior at Solidification Fronts, 42
Payload Operations Control Center, 3-4, 101
Perseus cluster, 102
Personal Electrophysiological Tape Recorder, 13, 24
Phase Separation Near Critical Point, 43
Phenomena Induced by Charged Particle Beams (PICPAB), 58, 69
photosphere, 46, 48
Physical Phenomena in Containerless Glass, 43
Processing Model Fluids, 43
physiology, 8-15
cardiovascular system, 9-10
hematology and immunology, 10-11
musculoskeletal system,12
neurovestibular system,13-15
plant(s), 7-8, 18, 19, 23-25
chromosomes, 19
lentils, 19
lignin18-19
mung beans, 8, 19
nutation,18-19, 24
oat(s), 19
pine seedlings, 18-19
sunflowers, 18, 19
Plasma Depletion Experiments, 63, 69
Plasma Diagnostics Package (PDP) 58-62, 66-67, 69
Process Chamber, 43
Processing Model Fluids, 43
Properties of Superfluid Helium in Zero-Gravity, 41, 105, 110-111
Protein Crystal Growth experiment, 24-25, 37, 42
protein crystals, 8, 21-25, 36-37, 42
beta-galactosidase, 21, 37
canavalin, 22, 37
C-reactive protein (CRP), 22
concanavalin B, 22
crystallography, 2, 21, 41
enzymes, 21, 36
human serum albumin, 22
purine nucleoside phosphorylase (PNP), 22
Protein Crystals experiment, 21, 25, 37, 41
purine nucleoside phosphorylase (PNP), 22
 

 

Q

Qinghai Plateau, China, 85
quasars, 101

 

R

radar, 63, 82, 90-92, 94-95, 97, 113
radiation, 11, 16-17, 19-21, 24, 29, 49, 59, 66, 72-73, 94-95, 99-100,103-105
Radiation Environment Mapping, 21, 24
radio waves, 56-59, 63, 67
antennas, 52
observatory, 63
Reaction Kinetics in Glass, 40
Rectilinear Accelerations, Optokinetic and Caloric Stimulations, 14, 24
red blood cells, 10-11, 24
echinocytes, 11
erythropoietin, 10
reticulocytes, 10-11
Remote Manipulator System (RMS), 59-61
remote sensing, 55-56, 63-66, 73-78, 81-91
Research Animal Holding Facilities, 24
Rhine River, 93
rockets, 3, 33, 55, 61, 99
rodents,12, 17
rotating dome, 13-14

 

S

Sahara Desert, 86, 90-91
satellites, 3, 23, 55, 58-59, 61-62, 64, 66-67, 72-73, 76, 81, 94-95, 97, 99, 109
Saturn, 55, 57
science missions, 3-5
sedimentation, 29, 36
Self- and Interdiffusion, 42
Selfdiffusion and Interdiffusion in Liquid Metals, 32-33, 41
semicircularcanals, 15
Semiconductor Materials, 43
semiconductors, 27, 29-30
Separation of Fluid Phases, 42
Separation of Immiscible Alloys, 42
Shuttle glow, 64, 105
Shuttle High Energy Astrophysics Laboratory (SHEAL), 106, 113
Shuttle Imaging Radar (SIR), 83, 90-93, 97
Shuttle Imaging Spectrometer Experiment (SISEX), 97
Shuttle Missions:
STS-2 (See Office of Space and Terrestrial Applications-1/OSTA-1), 5,18, 24, 79, 97, 111
STS -3 (See Office of Space Science-1), 5, 18-19, 24, 40, 43, 51, 53, 58, 69, 79, 101, 107, 110-111
STS-4, 111
STS-6, 25, 40, 43
STS-7 (See OSTA-2, Materials Experiment Assembly-A1/MEA-A1, and MAUS), 5, 40, 97
STS-9 (See Spacelab 1), 5, 24, 40-41, 69, 79, 97, 107, 111
41-D (See Office of Aeronautics and Space Technology-1), 5, 25, 43, 111
41-G (See OSTA-3), 5, 13, 24, 79, 97, 109, 111
51-B (See Spacelab 3), 5, 24, 41, 69, 79, 107
51-C, 24
51-D, 24-25, 43
51-F (See Spacelab 2), 5, 25, 41, 53, 69, 79, 107, 111
51-G (See Spartan 1), 5, 9,14, 24,107
51-J, 25
61-A (See Spacelab D1 and MEA-A2), 5, 25, 41-43
61-B (See EASE/ACCESS), 5, 25, 43, 109, 111
61-C (See Materials Science Laboratory-2 and Goddard Hitchhiker-1), 5, 10, 22, 25, 43, 111
Shuttle Multispectral Infrared Radiometer, 94, 97
Shuttle Radar Laboratory, 113
silicon crystals, 27, 30-31
Single Axis Acoustic Levitator, 33, 40, 43
Skin Technology, 40, 42
Skylab, 1-4, 27, 111
sled experiments, 14-15
Small Helium-Cooled Infrared Telescope (IRT), 104-107
Solar Array Flight Experiment (SAFE), 109, 111
Solar Cell Calibration Facility, 111
Solar Constant (SolCon), 72-73, 79
Solar Flare X-Ray Polarimeter (SFXP), 51, 53
Solar Optical Universal Polarimeter (SOUP), 47-49, 53
Solar Spectrum (SolSpec), 72-73, 79
Solar-Terrestrial Observatory, 52, 67
solar-terrestrial physics, 3, 45-79, 113
Solar Ultraviolet Spectral Irradiance Monitor (SUSIM), 50, 53, 72-73, 79
solidification,27, 33, 40-43
Solidification Dynamics,42
Solidification Front,40
Solidification of Aluminum-Zinc Vapor Emulsion, 40
Solidification of Composite Materials, 42
Solidification of Eutectic Alloys, 33, 40
Solidification of Immiscible Alloys, 33, 41
Solidification of Near-Monotectic Zinc-Lead Alloys 33, 41
Solidification of Suspensions, 42
Solution Growth of Crystals in Zero Gravity, 29-30, 41
Soret diffusion, 32
South America, 92
South Dakota, 88
Space Experiments with Particle Accelerators (SEPAC), 57, 66, 69, 79
Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF), 105
space motion sickness, 13-15
Space Plasma Laboratory, 66-67, 113
space plasma, 55-69
active experiments, 55-62
beam and wave injection, 56-60
chemical releases, 63
environment,52, 55, 60, 62-63, 66
ionosphere, 3, 55-67
passive monitors, 55, 57, 63-67
physics, 1, 2, 55-69, 110
wake and sheath generation, 55-56, 60-62
Space Station, 2, 4, 8-9, 22-23, 38, 51-52, 66-68, 78, 96-97, 105-106, 111, 113-115
Space Technology Investigations, 108-111
Spacelab 1
(See Shuttle Missions, STS-9), 4-5, 7, 9-11, 13-15, 18-21, 23-24, 30-34, 37, 40, 57-58, 63-64, 66, 69, 73-76, 79, 84-85, 97, 101-104, 107, 109, 111
Spacelab 2
(See Shuttle Missions, 51-F), 5, 12, 19, 25, 36, 40-41, 44-53, 58-59, 61-63, 66-67, 69, 72-73, 79, 100-101, 104-105, 107, 110-111
Spacelab 3
(See Shuttle Missions, 51-B), 5, 12, 15, 24, 29-30, 33-35, 38, 41, 64-66, 69, 73-75, 77, 79, 101-102, 104, 107
Spacelab D1
(See Shuttle Missions, 61-A), 5, 10-11,14-19, 21, 25, 30-31, 41-42
Spacelab J, 38, 113
Spacelab Life Sciences (SLS) laboratory, 23, 113
Spartan 1 (See Shuttle Missions, 51-G), 5, 107
Spatial Description in Space, 25
spectroscopy, 46, 49-50, 58, 73, 82, 94, 101-103, 107
Spectroscopy in X Ray Astronomy, 102-103, 107
squirrel monkeys, 8, 12, 15
Stability of Metallic Dispersions, 40
star(s), 49, 52, 55, 99, 103-104
Statocyte Polarity and Geotropic Response, 25
Strait of Gibraltar, 86, 94
Strait of Hormuz, 85
stratosphere, 73, 75
Studies of the ionization of Solar and Galactic Cosmic Ray Heavy Nuclei (ions or Anuradha), 101, 107
sun, 44, 53
activity, 5, 51, 73
chromosphere, 46-47, 50
corona, 46-47, 49-50, 77
flares, 50-52, 57, 66, 78-79
filaments, 51
granules, 46-49
helium , 50
hydrogen-alpha, 47-48
images, 45-50
mesogranulation, 49
models, 50-51
observatory, 5, 44-53
photosphere, 46-48
physics, 2, 44-53
pores, 36, 46
spectrum, 49-50
spicules, 48-50
sunspots, 46-48, 50
supergranulation, 49
wind, 78
Superfluid Helium Experiment, 110-111
supernova remnants, 101, 103-104
surfacetension, 29-30, 34
Surface-Tension Studies, 43
 
T

telescopes, 36, 45-46, 52, 99, 101-105 107, 110, 115

Tethered Satellite System, 67-68, 115
Thermal Canister Experimen, 109, 111
Thermal Diffusion, 32, 42
Thermodiffusion in Tin Alloys, 32-33, 40
thermomigration, 32-33, 42
Thermomigration of Cobalt in Tin, 32-33, 42
thermosphere, 74-75
Three-Axis Acoustic Levitator, 43
Three-Dimensional Ballistocardiography in Weightlessness 7, 24
Tonometer, 25
Transportation of Nutrients in a Weightlessness Environment, 25
Traveling Heater Method (PbSnTe), 42
triglycine sulfate (TGS), 29-30

 

U

ultraviolet radiation, 20-21, 72, 99 102-104
Cygnus Loop supernova remnant, 103
Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, 104
spectroheliograph, 48
telescope, 102
Undercooled Solidification in Ouiescent Levitated Drops, 43
unicellular organisms, 16-17
bacteria, 11, 16-17
paramecium, 17
Unidirectional Solidification of Cast Iron, 41
Unidirectional Solidification of Eutectics, 40
University of Tasmania, Hobart, 63
Uranus, 36, 77
Urine Monitoring Investigation, 24

 

V
Vacuum Brazing, 41
Vapor Crystal Growth System, 29, 41
Vapor Growth of Alloy-Type Semiconductor Crystals, 31, 40, 43
Vapor Growth of Cadmium Telluride, 42
Vehicle Charging and Potential Experiment
(VCAP), 58-59, 69
Very Wide Field Camera (VWFC),102, 104, 107
Vestibular Experiments, 13-15, 24
Vestibular Research, 13-15, 25
vestibular system, 9, 13-15, 17
Vestibulo-Spinal Reflex Mechanisms, 24
Vitamin D Metabolites and Bone Demineralization, 12, 24
 
W
Walker Lake, Nevada, 91
Waves in the OH Emissive Layer, 79
weightlessness, 2, 8-9, 11-14, 24-25
white blood cells (see Iymphocytes), 10-11, 16
Wyoming, 88
 
X
X-ray(s), 20-21, 29, 99, 101-103
crystallography, 21-22, 37
Cygnus X-3, 103
flare investigation, 50-52
Perseus cluster, 102
spectrometer, 103
telescope, 99-102, 107
X-Ray Imaging of the Galactic Center & Extended Sources, 107
 
Y
Yellow Sea, 94

 
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