Erratum to: “Space Experiments aboard the Lomonosov MSU Satellite”

Capillary channel flow experiments aboard the International Space Station.

In the near-weightless environment of orbiting spacecraft capillary forces dominate interfacial flow phenomena over unearthly large length scales. In current experiments aboard the International Space Station, partially open channels are being investigated to determine critical flow rate-limiting conditions above which the free surface collapses ingesting bubbles. Without the natural passive ph...

Droplet Combustion Experiments Aboard the International Space Station

This paper summarizes the first results from isolated droplet combustion experiments performed on the International Space Station (ISS). The long durations of microgravity provided in the ISS enable the measurement of droplet and flame histories over an unprecedented range of conditions. The first experiments were with heptane and methanol as fuels, initial droplet droplet diameters between 1.5...

Two-Proton Decay Experiments at MSU

First evidence for direct two-proton radioactivity has been observed in the decay of the first excited state of Ne. The decay is in competition with the -decay back to the ground state of Ne and from the branching ratio the lifetime for the two-proton decay is estimated to be 0.9 ps. The proton-proton angular distribution is statistically not significant to observe any correlations. The first e...

Satellite Formation Flight and Realignment Maneuver Demonstration aboard the International Space Station

The Synchronized Position Hold Engage and Reorient Experimental Satellites (SPHERES), developed by the MIT Space Systems Laboratory, enable the maturation of control, estimation, and autonomy algorithms for distributed satellite systems, including the relative control of spacecraft required for satellite formation flight. Three free-flyer microsatellites are currently on board the International...

Space Robot Experiments on NASDAs ETS-VII Satellite