德国致力于再入舱试验

再入舱似乎是过去的航天技术,但对大多数国家来说,它仍是难以逾越的科技难题,在新形势下,再入舱实验由于与高新技术紧密相连,而焕发出了新的光彩。     

EVA物体操作技能的特性

通过考察舱外活动（EVA）工作群体的经验教训，本文确诊了熟练进行物体操作的关键属性，并将这些特性转化成可测量的量。我们建告了一个设备，使得精确气浮轴承地析上的舱外机动装置（EMU）的运动自由度（DOF）增大，提高了地面研究对于实际操作的有效性。结果发表了轨道更换单元（ORU）模型与物体操作者之间相互作用的敏感模式，这对在轨道上的高效工作是很重要的。本研究还证实，即使在不十分完善的观测条件下，用各种普通食品也能测量这些模式。     

Performance of a blood chemistry analyzer during parabolic flight

We have tested the performance of the VISION System Blood Analyzer, produced by Abbott Laboratories, during parabolic flight on a KC-135 aircraft (NASA 930). This fully automated instrument performed flawlessly in these trials, demonstrating its potential for efficient, reliable use in a microgravity environment. In addition to instrument capability, we demonstrated that investigators could readily fill specially modified test packs with fluid during zero gravity, and that filled test packs could be easily loaded into VISION during an episode of microgravity.