Timeline for Does atmospheric drag or reboosting maneouvers affect the integrity of microgravity experiments aboard ISS?
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| Aug 12, 2021 at 17:18 | comment | added | CuteKItty_pleaseStopBArking | Aside from the vibration form movement in the ISS, there is also the problem of the ISS spinning on its axis every 90 minutes. This creates significant deviation from zero-g everywhere other than a very small zone around the center of mass, from the resultant centrifugal force. The deviation is small, but consistent in direction and worse, manifests as rotational imbalances too. | |
| Nov 8, 2014 at 20:53 | comment | added | pericynthion | @AnthonyX good question, unfortunately I'm not equipped to answer it rigorously but hopefully someone else will come along. | |
| Nov 8, 2014 at 18:31 | comment | added | Anthony X | Of all microgravity work either actually performed or identified (suggested, proposed, planned, scheduled...) to-date, is there a statistic of "amount" do-able aboard ISS vs that in need of a better quality facility (such as the mentioned GOCE)? Realizing that "amount" is a difficult thing to state in terms of a measurable quantity, I'll suggest total cost to develop/prepare experimental packages ready for delivery to a launch vehicle. The point of the question is whether ISS is "good enough" for all but a few exceptional cases, or is there a lot of science in need of something better? | |
| Nov 8, 2014 at 15:55 | history | answered | pericynthion | CC BY-SA 3.0 |