Space commercialization [[electronic resource] ] : platforms and processing / / edited by F. Shahrokhi, G. Hazelrigg, R. Bayuzick

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910457216203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc., c1990
• ISBN: 1-60086-600-X; 1-60086-381-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (402 p.)
• Collana: Progress in astronautics and aeronautics ; ; v. 127
• Altri autori (Persone): ShahrokhiF; HazelriggGeorge A; BayuzickR. J
• Disciplina: 629.1 s; 670/.919
• Soggetti: Space stations; Space industrialization - Developing countries; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "Technical papers selected from the Symposium on Space Commercialization: Roles of Developing Countries, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, March 1989, and subsequently revised for this volume."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""OUTPOST CONCEPT: A Transportation and Service Platform in Low-Earth Orbit""; ""Columbus Polar Platform: Concept Evolution and Current Status""; ""User Accommodations on Space Station Freedom""; ""Planning for Space Station Freedom Laboratory Payload Integration""; ""Space Station Application of Lessons Learned from Space Shuttle Integrated Operational Prototypes""; ""Low-Gravity Materials Experiments in the Space Station Freedom""; ""Preparation of Synthetic Polymer Membranes in a Microgravity Environment""; ""Multiple Experiment Processing Furnace â€? Crystal Growth Facility""""Modular Containerless Processing Facility""; ""Dynamics of Surface Tension in Microgravity Environment""; ""Containerless Processing Using Electromagnetic Levitation""; ""Review of Drop Tube and Drop ; Tower Facilities and Research""; ""Low-Cost Low-Volume Carrier (Minilab) for Biotechnology and Fluids Experiments in Low Gravity""; ""Cell Separation and Electrofusion in Space""; ""Red Cell Membrane Under Zero Gravity: Interpretation of ARC Experiment on STS51-C""; ""Glass Preparation Under Microgravity""; ""Acoustic Levitation for High Temperature Containerless Processing in Space""""Containerless Processing of Fluoride Glass""; ""China Can Conduct Materials Processing and Experiments in Space Microgravity""; ""Japanese Approach to the Space Station""; ""Japan's Space Development Activities for the Practical Application Field""; ""Space Station Freedom â€? Optimized to Support Microgravity Research and Earth Observations""; ""Opportunities for the Small Space Entrepreneur: A Guide to Strategic Planning""; ""ORBITEC: Orbital Technology Demonstration Program""; ""Development of a Microgravity Experiment: Experiences of a Scientist from a Developing Country""""Author Index for Volume 127""