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A 3 mm-diameter droplet of aluminum oxide, heated to 2371 deg. C (4,300 deg. F), is suspended in midair by six...
iss041e096097 (10/23/2014) — Photo documentation of the Electromagnetic Levitator (EML) in the Columbus module of...
iss040e108050 (8/21/2014) — European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Alexander Gerst, is shown in the Columbus module...
iss040e108044 (8/21/2014) — European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Alexander Gerst, is shown in the Columbus module...
Dr. Rulison of Space System LORAl working with the Electrostatic Levitation (ESL) prior to the donation. Space...
Composite of Marshall Space Flight Center's Low-Gravity Free Fall Facilities.These facilities include a 100-meter...
Dr. Jan Rogers (left) and Larry Savage (foreground) of the Science Directorate at NASA's Marshall Space Flight...
jsc2021e029751 (7/15/2021) --- A diagram showing the the Process cycle of the Electromagnetic Levitator (EML) -...
This metal sample, which is approximately 1 cm in diameter, is typical of the metals that were studied using the...
STS-94 Mission Specialist Donald A. Thomas prepares to enter the Space Shuttle Columbia at Launch Pad 39A in...
STS-83 Mission Specialist Donald A. Thomas is assisted into his launch/entry suit in the Operations and Checkout...
TEMPUS, an electromagnetic levitation facility that allows containerless processing of metallic samples in...
The first United States Microgravity Laboratory (USML-1) was one of NASA's science and technology programs that...
STS-94 Mission Specialist Donald A. Thomas smiles as a suit technician helps him into his launch/entry suit in the...