Two new microgravity experiment modules for the MASER 10 sounding rocket mission
Abstract
Dutch Space is involved in the preparation of two new microgravity experiment modules for ESA. These modules will be part of the MASER 10 sounding rocket payload which will be launched in March 2005 from ESRANGE under the management of the Swedish Space Corporation (SSC). A newly conceived biology module will carry two Dutch experiments in cell biology. In the other module, which will be strongly improved compared to the previous CODAG module, two updated experiments that were flown on MASER 8 will be executed. This paper presents the various requirements set by the four microgravity experiments and some detail of the module concepts that currently exist at Phase A/B level. Emphasis is on the various new instruments that have to be developed for this mission.
- Publication:
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European Rocket and Balloon Programmes and Related Research
- Pub Date:
- August 2003
- Bibcode:
- 2003ESASP.530..237H
- Keywords:
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- Space Flight: Life Science