After 13 months of continuous operations and more than 260 GB of science data generated, science campaign for GeoFlow-2 can be considered a huge success, overpassing all expectative and giving more results than initially expected. GeoFlow-2 objective was to generate further results to check and improve numeric models of the Earth mantle. That information complements the results obtained by geological phenomena numeric simulators, confirming or ameliorating their conclusions.
The experiment has investigated the flow of an incompressible viscous fluid (alkanol 1-Nonanol) held between two concentric spheres. A central force field was introduced by applying a high voltage difference ... Read More
News
10
Apr2012
Source: NASA
EPO Foam Stability dates and figures
Experiment Session
11 January 2012
Performed by
André Kuipers
Science runs
3
Science running time
1 hour
Number of cell arrays
3
“Second successful scientific execution on orbit with educational added value”
The first part of the EPO Foam Stability experiment has been successfully performed inside Columbus by André Kuipers on January 2012. This experiment first part pursued two main objectives: one scientific and one educational. After the data evaluation of the former FOAM-S experiment, scientists proposed new fluid mixtures samples testing. In addition the ESA Education Office has created an educational programme that will transmit science on orbit activities to classrooms ... Read More
10 April, 2012E-USOC
21
Nov2011
The operations of COLLOID-2 experiment, carried out by E-USOC, have been completed successfully. This experiment is a follow up of SODI-COLLOID, that focused on three-dimensional photonic structures which possess appealing optical properties, making them candidates for future nano-technology. The presence of gravity increases the difficulty in the manufacture of colloidal photonic crystals structures. Therefore the researchers expect to figure out the phenomenon of aggregation eliminating that factor -i.e. studying particles interactions in microgravity conditions– in the modular instrument SODI (Selectable Optical Diagnostics Instrument) on board the ISS.
Source: E-USOC
This second attempt was requested by scientists to clarify the ... Read More
21 November, 2011E-USOC
25
Feb2011
Fuente: E-USOC
ESA has invited schoolchildren aged between 12 -14 years to join the Greenhouse in Space project. This experiment, carried out by the Italian astronaut Paolo Nespoli, consists of growing flowering plants inside two separate small greenshouses set up in the Columbus laboratory and follows their germination over a two-month period. Students on the ground will make the observations of the plants in their own mini greenhouse and compare the results with Paolo’s space experiment, by means of both recorded and live-link activity for educational events.
The 5th year students from CEIP Luis Buñuel, a bilingual school located ... Read More
25 February, 2011E-USOC
07
Oct2010
COLLOID Experiment Execution Increments 24 & 25
EVENT
DATE
Progress 39P
Launch
10/09/2010
Docking
12/09/2010
HW SETUP
SODI Harnesses Installation
13/09/2010
SODI-COLLOID Installation Inside MSG
14/09/2010
1st Flash Disk (Science Runs)
14/09/2010
to 27/09/2010
Flight Disk Exchange
27/09/2010
2nd Flash Disk (Science Runs)
27/09/2010
to 10/05/2010
Hardware Stow
13/10/2010
Planned Shuttle Undock ULF5
10/11/2010
Data Generated On Board
1st Flash Disk
2nd Flash Disk
120 GB
71.5 GB
On October 2010, another fluid physics challenge of great interest for the scientific community has been successfully faced up on board the International Space Station (ISS). It is about the COLLOID experiment completion which performance, lasting for three weeks around, was supported by the E-USOC.
The COLLOID project stems from the proposal “Advanced Photonic Devices in Microgravity” that focuses on ... Read More
7 October, 2010E-USOC