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  2. Scientific research on the International Space Station

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    Expedition 8 Commander and Science Officer Michael Foale conducts an inspection of the Microgravity Science Glovebox. ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter, STS-116 mission specialist, works with the Passive Observatories for Experimental Microbial Systems in Micro-G (POEMS) payload in the Minus Eighty Degree Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI) inside the Destiny laboratory.

  3. Biosatellite program - Wikipedia

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    Biosatellite 2 carried thirteen biological experiments involving insects, frog eggs, plants and microorganisms. The mission was ended early due to a tropical storm threat. [ 4 ] Despite returning approximately a day early, its 45 hours of earth-orbital flight enabled valid conclusions to be made in the thirteen experiments on board, by ...

  4. Space research - Wikipedia

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    The 5,900 kg (13,000 lb) satellite was deployed from the Space Shuttle Discovery during the STS-48 mission on 15 September 1991. It was the first multi-instrumented satellite to study various aspects of the Earth's atmosphere and have a better understanding of photochemistry. After 14 years of service, the UARS finished its scientific career in ...

  5. Space station - Wikipedia

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    The Project Olympus space station, or orbiting laboratory of the Apollo program, was proposed as an in-space unfolded structure with the Apollo command and service module docking. [6] While never realized, the Apollo command and service module would perform docking maneuvers and eventually become a lunar orbiting module which was used for ...

  6. Satellite (biology) - Wikipedia

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    Satellite viruses encode their own protein capsids with the aid of helper viruses Satellite nucleic acids do not have capsids, but rely on helper viruses to enclose their genomes Package their genome within a capsid (protein shell) Have an envelope (not all viruses) Host range Plants (most common), mammals, arthropods, bacteria

  7. Quantum Experiments at Space Scale - Wikipedia

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    'Quantum Science Experiment Satellite'), is a Chinese research project in the field of quantum physics. QUESS was launched on 15 August 2016. The project consists of the satellite Micius , or Mozi ( Chinese : 墨子 ), after the ancient Chinese philosopher, operated by the Chinese Academy of Sciences , as well as ground stations in China.

  8. Project Echo - Wikipedia

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    Project Echo was the first passive communications satellite experiment. Each of the two American spacecraft, launched in 1960 and 1964, were metalized balloon satellites acting as passive reflectors of microwave signals. Communication signals were transmitted from one location on Earth and bounced off the surface of the satellite to another ...

  9. GIS and aquatic science - Wikipedia

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    GIS is being used in multiple fields of aquatic science from limnology, hydrology, aquatic botany, stream ecology, oceanography and marine biology. Applications include using satellite imagery to identify, monitor and mitigate habitat loss. Imagery can also show the condition of inaccessible areas.