Space materials science experimental facilities in China
Abstract
Three typical facilities for materials science research under microgravity in China are introduced in this paper. The multi-task materials processing facility was developed for crystal growth and alloy solidification onboard Chinese Shenzhou spacecrafts, and more than ten types of different materials had been processed successfully in space. The in-situ observation facility was designed for mechanism research of oxide single crystals in space, and it had been carried into space onboard both Chinese recoverable satellite and Shenzhou spacecraft. The comprehensive materials processing facility is recently developed for utilization onboard the future spacelab in the manned spaceflight project in China. Both the achievement and the recent progress of materials research hardwares in China will also be summarized in this paper.
- Publication:
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38th COSPAR Scientific Assembly
- Pub Date:
- 2010
- Bibcode:
- 2010cosp...38.3591L