Microgravity Experiments Carried Out Aboard First Mission of ISRO’s Recoverable Space Capsule

Paper number

IAC-07-A2.3.01

Author

Mr. Sharad Chandra Sharma, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), VSSC, India

Coauthor

Mr. NC Bhat, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), ISAC, India

Coauthor

Mr. A Subramoniam, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), VSSC, India

Year

2007

Abstract

Microgravity Experiments Carried Out Aboard
First Mission of ISRO’s Recoverable Space Capsule

S.C. Sharma 
ABSTRACT

	Indian Space Research Organization successfully conducted recently the first mission of Space Capsule Recovery Experiment (SRE). One of the core objectives of the mission was to provide an orbital platform for carrying out long duration microgravity experiments. 3-axis stabilization of the platform was maintained through magnetic torquers which minimized onboard g-jitters. It has the provision of accommodating scientific payloads up to 40 kgs of weight and 0.025 m3 of volume (recoverable) and the mission enables 90 days of orbital microgravity environment.

	The platform carried two microgravity payloads into space: (i) Isothermal Heating Furnace, and (ii) Biomimetic Material Processing Reactor.  The former was used for study of the growth of Ga-Mg-Zn based quasi crystals in space environment and the latter facilitated synthesis of
hydroxyapatite nanoparticles based biomimetic material under the reduced gravity condition of space. The present paper highlights the salient features of the microgravity platform and the two payloads and brings out the details of the in-orbit experiments performed by employing these payloads. 

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