Microgravity. NASA public domain image colelction.
Students in the Young Astronaut Program at the Coca-Cola Space Science Center in Columbus, GA, constructed gloveboxes using the new NASA Student Glovebox Education Guide. The young astronauts used cardboard cop... More
Lunar Orbiter 2 - Microgravity, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
Lunar Orbiter 2 oblique northward view towards Copernicus crater on the Moon shows crater wall slumping caused by soil liquefaction following the impact that formed the crater. The crater is about 100 km in dia... More
Microgravity. NASA public domain image colelction.
Artist concept of Apollo Soyuz Public domain photograph of the Apollo spacecraft in outer space, Apollo Moon program, space exploration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Microgravity. NASA Skylab space station
Astronaut Weitz assists Astronaut Kerwin with blood pressure cuff. Skylab-2 mission duration 5/25/73 thru 6/22/73.
Microgravity. NASA public domain image colelction.
Crystal Growth Furnace (CGF) without the EAC internal support structure. Flown on USML-1 and USML-2. The Principal Investigators on these flights were: Larson, Lehoczky, Matthiesen, Wiedemeier. Processed 6 samp... More
Microgravity. NASA public domain image colelction.
Bill Davis performing checkout at the Materials Experiment Assembly (MEA) Isothermal Furnace.
Microgravity. NASA public domain image colelction.
Composite of Marshall Space Flight Center's Low-Gravity Free Fall Facilities.These facilities include a 100-meter drop tower and a 100-meter drop tube. The drop tower simulates in-flight microgravity conditions... More
Around Marshall, NASA Mercury project
The primary payload for Space Shuttle Mission STS-42, launched January 22, 1992, was the International Microgravity Laboratory-1 (IML-1), a pressurized manned Spacelab module. The goal of IML-1 was to explore i... More
Microgravity. NASA public domain image colelction.
A Drop Tube is a long vertical shaft used for dropping experiment packages, enabling them to achieve microgravity through freefall.
Microgravity. NASA public domain image colelction.
Interior view of Spacelab 1 to show layout of equipment and astronauts testing tools. Operations Checkout (O C) Building located at KSC.
Microgravity, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
STS-7, Orbiter Challenger in orbit, taken from camera aboard Shuttle Pallet Satellite (SPAS) [Germany]
Microgravity. NASA public domain image colelction.
Vapor Crystal Growth System (VCGS), Flown on IML-1, Spacelab 3, Principal Investigator: Lodewijk van den Berg
Space Shuttle Columbia, Space shuttle Microgravity
The Space Shuttle was designed to carry large payloads into Earth orbit. One of the most important payloads is Spacelab. The Spacelab serves as a small but well-equipped laboratory in space to perform experimen... More
Microgravity. NASA public domain image colelction.
Dr. Aggarwal installing a flight seed in the Fluid Experiment System.
Microgravity. NASA public domain image colelction.
Tim Broach (seen through window) of NASA/Marshall Spce Flight Center (MSFC), demonstrates the working volume inside the Microgravity Sciences Glovebox being developed by the European Space Agency (ESA) for use ... More
Microgravity, NASA Glenn Research Center
Engineers from NASA's Glenn Research Center demonstrate the access to one of the experiment racks planned for the U.S. Destiny laboratory module on the International Space Station (ISS). This mockup has the ful... More
Microgravity, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
STS-51B, Spacelab-3, Payload Specialist Lodewijk van den Berg on flight deck with earth view out window.
Microgravity. NASA public domain image colelction.
A 16mm film frame shows convective regions inside silicone oil playing the part of a stellar atmosphere in the Geophysical Fluid Flow Cell (GFFC). An electrostatic field pulled the oil inward to mimic gravity's... More
Microgravity, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
STS-51B, Spacelab 3, Lodewijk van den Berg coming through the turnel.
Space shuttle Microgravity, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
The lack of normal convection in microgravity is demonstrated by a carbonated soft drink floating in the middeck of the Space Shuttle. While the droplet is oscillating slightly and starting to assume a spherica... More
Microgravity. NASA public domain image colelction.
Peter Curerri with KC-135 experiment hardware, a prototype aircraft version of Advanced Automated Directional Solidification Furnace (AADSF).
Microgravity. NASA public domain image colelction.
Crew member practices injecting seed crystals into hand-held Protein Crystallization Apparatus for Microgravity (PCAM).
Microgravity. NASA public domain image colelction.
Low Gravity Drop Facility Public domain photograph of skyscraper, tall building, tower, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Microgravity, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
Crystals grown in the hand-held Protein Crystallization Apparatus for Microgravity (PCAM) onboard STS-61C. The PCAM has a pedestal in the center of a circular chamber, the surrounding chamber holds an absorbent... More
Microgravity. NASA public domain image colelction.
NASA F-104 Aircraft Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Microgravity. NASA public domain image colelction.
Purine Nucleoside Phosphorylase (PNP) is an important target enzyme for the design of anti-cancer and immunosuppressive drugs. Bacterial PNP, which is slightly different from the human enzyme, is used to synthe... More
Microgravity. NASA public domain image colelction.
The MEPHISTO experiment is a cooperative American and French investigation of the fundamentals of crystal growth. MEPHISTO is a French-designed and built materials processing furnace. MEPHISTO experiments study... More
Microgravity. NASA public domain image colelction.
The NASA Bioreactor provides a low turbulence culture environment which promotes the formation of large, three-dimensional cell clusters. Due to their high level of cellular organization and specialization, sam... More
STS 26 - Space Shuttle Projects
STS-26 Liftoff Public domain photograph related to NASA research activity, space exploration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Microgravity, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
Mission Specialist George (Pinky) D. Nelson uses a 35 mm camera to photograph a protein crystal grown during the STS-26 Protein Crystal Growth (PCG-II-01) experiment. The protein crystal growth (PCG) carrier is... More
Microgravity, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
(PCG) Protein Crystal Growth Isocitrate Lysase. Target enzyme for fungicides. A better understanding of this enzyme should lead to the discovery of more potent fungicides to treat serious crop diseases such as ... More
Microgravity, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
(PCG) Protein Crystal Growth Isocitrate Lyase. Target enzyme for fungicides. A better understanding of this enzyme should lead to the discovery of more potent fungicides to treat serious crop diseases such as r... More
Microgravity, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
(PCG) Protein Crystal Growth Porcine Elastase. This enzyme is associated with the degradation of lung tissue in people suffering from emphysema. It is useful in studying causes of this disease. Principal Invest... More
Microgravity, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
(PCG) Protein Crystal Growth Human Serum Albumin. Contributes to many transport and regulatory processes and has multifunctional binding properties which range from various metals, to fatty acids, hormones, and... More
Microgravity, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
(PCG) Protein Crystal Growth Gamma-Interferon. Stimulates the body's immune system and is used clinically in the treatment of cancer. Potential as an anti-tumor agent against solid tumors as well as leukemia's ... More
Microgravity, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
(PCG) Protein Crystal Growth C-reactive Protein. Plays a major role in human immune system response. Principal Investigator on STS-26 was Charles Bugg.
Microgravity, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
(PCG) Protein Crystal Growth Canavalin. The major storage protein of leguminous plants and a major source of dietary protein for humans and domestic animals. It is studied in efforts to enhance nutritional valu... More
Microgravity, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
(PCG) Protein Crystal Growth Renin. Enzyme produced by the kidneys, plays a major role in the chemical reaction that controls blood pressure. Principal Investigator on STS-26 was Charles Bugg.
Microgravity, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
Ground shaking triggered liquefaction in a subsurface layer of water-saturated sand, producing differential lateral and vertical movement in a overlying carapace of unliquified sand and slit, which moved from r... More
Microgravity, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
An automobile lies crushed under the third story of this apartment building in the Marina District after the Oct. 17, 1989, Loma Prieta earthquake. The ground levels are no longer visible because of structural ... More
Microgravity, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
Sand boil or sand volcano measuring 2 m (6.6 ft.) in length erupted in median of Interstate Highway 80 west of the Bay Bridge toll plaza when ground shaking transformed loose water-saturated deposit of subsurfa... More
Space Shuttle Projects, Marshall Space Flight Center
The primary payload for Space Shuttle Mission STS-42, launched January 22, 1992, was the International Microgravity Laboratory-1 (IML-1), a pressurized manned Spacelab module. The goal of IML-1 was to explore i... More
Microgravity. NASA public domain image colelction.
Orbital Documentation of Porcine Elastase grown in (PCG) Protein Crystal Growth (RIM) Refrigerator Incubator Module
Microgravity. NASA public domain image colelction.
Crystal Growth Furnace (CGF) Being Tested at Manufacturing Facilty
Microgravity. NASA public domain image colelction.
Final (VDA) Vapor Diffusion Apparatus Tray adjustments before loading into shuttle.
Microgravity. NASA public domain image colelction.
The USML-1 Glovebox (GBX) is a multi-user facility supporting 16 experiments in fluid dynamics, combustion sciences, crystal growth, and technology demonstration. The GBX has an enclosed working space which min... More
Microgravity. NASA public domain image colelction.
USML-1, Howard Ross working with the Glovebox Module
Microgravity. NASA public domain image colelction.
Oscillatory Thermocapillary Flow Experiment (OTFE); by using silicone oil for a study on the characteristics of themocapillary flow during the onset of oscillations with particular attention to parameters; the ... More
Space Shuttle Columbia, Spacelab, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
The laboratory module in the cargo bay of the Space Shuttle Orbiter Columbia was photographed during the Spacelab Life Science-1 (SLS-1) mission. SLS-1 was the first Spacelab mission dedicated solely to life sc... More
Microgravity. NASA public domain image colelction.
Experiment sequence test on USML-1 Glovebox equipment and test investigator group.
Microgravity. NASA public domain image colelction.
Facilitates the incorporation of glucose into cells. In diabetics, there is either a decrease in or complete lack of insulin, therby leading to several harmful complications. Principal Investigator was Charles Bugg.
Microgravity, NASA Mercury project
The Advanced Automated Directional Solidification Furnace (AADSF) flew during the USMP-2 mission. During USMP-2, the AADSF was used to study the growth of mercury cadmium telluride crystals in microgravity by d... More
Spacelab, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
In this photograph, astronaut Roberta Bondar conducts a life science experiment by using the Biorack Glovebox (GBX) during the International Microgravity Laboratory-1 (IML-1) mission. The Biorack was a large mu... More
Spacelab, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
In this photograph, astronaut David Hilmers conducts a life science experiment by using the Biorack Glovebox (GBX) during the International Microgravity Laboratory-1 (IML-1) mission. The Biorack was a large mul... More
Spacelab, NASA Mercury project, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
International Microgravity Laboratory-1 (IML-1) was the first in a series of Shuttle flights dedicated to fundamental materials and life sciences research with the international partners. The participating spac... More
Microgravity, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
STS-42, Astronauts Steve Oswald and Canadian Roberta Bondar working in IML-1 (International Microgravity Laboratory).
Microgravity, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
Viewing earth from STS-42. Public domain photograph related to NASA research activity, space exploration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Around Marshall, NASA Mercury project
The primary payload for Space Shuttle Mission STS-42, launched January 22, 1992, was the International Microgravity Laboratory-1 (IML-1), a pressurized manned Spacelab module. The goal of IML-1 was to explore i... More
Microgravity, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
STS-42, Viewing earth with lots of snow, partial view of IML-1 (International Microgravity Laboratory) in cargo bay.
Space Shuttle Columbia, Space Shuttle Columbia, Microgravity
The STS-50 crew portrait includes (from left to right): Ellen S. Baker, mission specialist; Kenneth D. Bowersox, pilot; Bonnie J. Dunbar, payload commander; Richard N. Richards, commander; Carl J. Meade, missi... More
Around Marshall, NASA Mercury project
The primary payload for Space Shuttle Mission STS-42, launched January 22, 1992, was the International Microgravity Laboratory-1 (IML-1), a pressurized manned Spacelab module. The goal of IML-1 was to explore i... More
Spacelab, NASA Mercury project, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
The primary payload for Space Shuttle Mission STS-42, launched January 22, 1992, was the International Microgravity Laboratory-1 (IML-1), a pressurized manned Spacelab module. The goal of IML-1 was to explore i... More
Around Marshall, NASA Mercury project
The primary payload for Space Shuttle Mission STS-42, launched January 22, 1992, was the International Microgravity Laboratory-1 (IML-1), a pressurized manned Spacelab module. The goal of IML-1 was to explore i... More
Around Marshall, NASA Mercury project
The primary payload for Space Shuttle Mission STS-42, launched January 22, 1992, was the International Microgravity Laboratory-1 (IML-1), a pressurized manned Spacelab module. The goal of IML-1 was to explore i... More
Around Marshall, NASA Mercury project
The primary payload for Space Shuttle Mission STS-42, launched January 22, 1992, was the International Microgravity Laboratory-1 (IML-1), a pressurized manned Spacelab module. The goal of IML-1 was to explore i... More
Around Marshall, NASA Mercury project
The primary payload for Space Shuttle Mission STS-42, launched January 22, 1992, was the International Microgravity Laboratory-1 (IML-1), a pressurized manned Spacelab module. The goal of IML-1 was to explore i... More
Spacelab, NASA Mercury project, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
The primary payload for Space Shuttle Mission STS-42, launched January 22, 1992, was the International Microgravity Laboratory-1 (IML-1), a pressurized manned Spacelab module. The goal of IML-1 was to explore i... More
Microgravity, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
The image shows a test cell of Crystal Growth experiment inside the Vapor Crystal Growth System (VCGS) furnace aboard the STS-42, International Microgravity Laboratory-1 (IML-1), mission. The goal of IML-1, a p... More
Microgravity, NASA Mercury project
Vapor Crystal Growth System developed in IML-1, Mercuric Iodide Crystal grown in microgravity FES/VCGS (Fluids Experiment System/Vapor Crystal Growth Facility). During the mission, mercury iodide source materia... More
Microgravity. NASA public domain image colelction.
Contributes to many transport and regulatory processes and has multifunctional binding properties which range form various metals, to fatty acids, hormones, and a wide spectrum of therapeutic drugs. The most ab... More
Microgravity, NASA Mercury project
The Advanced Automated Directional Solidification Furnace (AADSF) with the Experimental Apparatus Container (EAC) removed flew during the USMP-2 mission. During USMP-2, the AADSF was used to study the growth of... More
Microgravity. NASA public domain image colelction.
Ampoule view of the Vapor Crystal Growth System (VCGS) Furnace. Used on IML-1 International Microgravity Laboratory Spacelab 3. Prinicipal Investigator and Payload Specialist was Lodewijk van den Berg.
Microgravity. NASA public domain image colelction.
Overall view of the Vapor Crystal Growth System (VCGS) Furnace. Used on IML-1 International Microgravity Laboratory Spacelab 3. Principal Investigator and Payload Specialist was Lodewijk van den Berg.
Space Shuttle Columbia, Spacelab, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
The first United States Microgravity Laboratory (USML-1) was one of NASA's science and technology programs that provided scientists an opportunity to research various scientific investigations in a weightless e... More
Spacelab, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
In this photograph, astronaut Eugene Trinh, a payload specialist for this mission, is working at the Drop Physics Module (DPM), and mission specialist Carl Meade is working on the experiment at the Glovebox ins... More
Spacelab, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
The first United States Microgravity Laboratory (USML-1) was one of NASA's science and technology programs that provided scientists an opportunity to research various scientific investigations in a weightless e... More
Spacelab, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
The first United States Microgravity Laboratory (USML-1) was one of NASA's science and technology programs that provided scientists an opportunity to research various scientific investigations in a weightlessne... More
Space Shuttle Columbia, Spacelab, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
The first United States Microgravity Laboratory (USML-1) flew in orbit inside the Spacelab science module for extended periods, providing scientists and researchers greater opportunities for research in materia... More
Microgravity, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
Malic Enzyme is a target protein for drug design because it is a key protein in the life cycle of intestinal parasites. After 2 years of effort on Earth, investigators were unable to produce any crystals that w... More
Microgravity, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
Payload Specialist Larry DeLucas and Payload Commander Bornie Dunbar working in USML-1.
Space Shuttle Columbia, Spacelab, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
The first United States Microgravity Laboratory (USML-1) was one of NASA's science and technology programs and provided scientists an opportunity to research various scientific investigations in a weightless en... More
Space Shuttle Columbia, Space Shuttle Columbia, Microgravity
Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-50) astronaut Bornie Dunbar wears protective goggles to assemble a zeolite sample cartridge for the Crystal Growth Furnace (CGF) in the United States Microgravity Laboratory-1 (USML-... More
Microgravity. NASA public domain image colelction.
Zeolites are crystalline aluminosilicates that have complex framework structures. However, there are several features of zeolite crystals that make unequivocal structure determinations difficult. The acquisitio... More
Microgravity, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
Dr. Larry DeLucas operating the USML-1 Glovebox (GBX) during the USML-1 (STS-50) mission. Dr. DeLucas was a Payload Specialist during the USML-1 mission and is Associate Director of the Center for Macromolecula... More
Microgravity, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
STS-50, USML-1, Spacelab module in cargo bay with earth in background
Space Shuttle Columbia, Microgravity, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
Onboard Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-50) in the United States Microgravity Laboratory (USML-1) mission specialist Ellen S. Baker is hard at work.
Space Shuttle Columbia, Space Shuttle Columbia, Microgravity
Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-50) onboard photo of astronauts working in United States Microgravity Laboratory (USML-1). USML-1 will fly in orbit for extended periods of time attached to the Shuttle, providing gr... More
Space Shuttle Columbia, Microgravity, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
Onboard Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-50) all work and no play make commander Richard (Dick) Richards and payload commander Bornie Dunbar take a break from their work in the United States Microgravity Laboratory ... More
Space Shuttle Columbia, Microgravity, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
Onboard Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-50) payload commander Bornie Dunbar performs life science experiments on crewmember payload specialist Lawrence Delucas in the United States Microgravity Laboratory (USML-1) ... More
Microgravity, NASA Mercury project, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
Samples of zinc-alloyed cadmium mercury grown on Earth (1g) and in space (ug) are shown at the same magnification. The space-grown crystal has a more uniform microstructure. Flown on STS-50 USML-1.
Microgravity, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
Payload Commander, Bornie Dunbar loading samples in the CGF onboard STS-50, USML-1.
Microgravity, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
Payload Commander, Bornie Dunbar activating ZCG autoclave onboard STS-50, USML-1
Microgravity, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
STS-50 Onboard photo: Payload Commander Bornie Dunbar unloading the SACA.
Microgravity. NASA public domain image colelction.
Crystal Growth Furnace (CGF) without the EAC internal support structure. Flown on USML-1 and USML-2. The Principal Investigators on these flights were: Larson, Lehoczky, Matthiesen, Wiedemeier. Processed 6 samp... More
Microgravity. NASA public domain image colelction.
A steel hemisphere was at the core of the Geophysical Fluid Flow Cell (GFFC) that flew on two Spacelab missions. It was capped by a sapphire dome. Silicone oil between the two played the part of a steller atmos... More
Microgravity, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
Payload Commander, Bonnie Dunbar working onboard STS-50 USML-1
Spacelab, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
The Spacelab-J (SL-J) mission was a joint venture between NASA and the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) utilizing a marned Spacelab module. Materials science investigations covered such fields... More
Spacelab, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
The Spacelab-J (SL-J) mission was a joint venture between NASA and the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) utilizing a marned Spacelab module. Materials science investigations covered such fields... More
Microgravity, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
Astronaut Mae Jemison on Spacelab-J.
Space Shuttle Endeavor, Microgravity, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
Space Shuttle Endeavour (STS-47) onboard photo of Japanese Payload Specialist Dr. Mamoru Mohri participating in Comparative Measurement of Visual Stability in Earth Cosmic Space experiment to learn more about S... More