Detail View: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Collection: Materials Processing Facility and Multipurpose Furnace System - Skylab Experiments M512 and M518
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Name of Image:
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Materials Processing Facility and Multipurpose Furnace System - Skylab Experiments M512 and M518
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Full Description:
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This photograph shows the Skylab Materials Processing Facility (M512) and the Multipurpose Furnace System (M518). This facility, located in the Multiple Docking Adapter, was developed for Skylab and accommodated 14 different experiments that were carried out during the three marned missions. The abilities to melt and mix without the contaminating effects of containers, to suppress thermal convection and buoyancy in fluids, and to take advantage of electrostatic and magnetic forces and otherwise masked by gravitation opened the way to new knowledge of material properties and processes. This beginning would ultimately lead to the production of valuable new materials for use on Earth.
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Date of Image:
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1974-01-01
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Category:
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Skylab
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term:
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M512
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facet_what:
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Earth
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facet_where:
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Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
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Reference Number:
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MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C
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MIX #:
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0102054
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NIX #:
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MSFC-0102054
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MSFC Negative Number:
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0102054
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UID:
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SPD-MARSH-0102054
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original url:
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http://mix.msfc.nasa.gov/abstracts.php?p=1336
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