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Microgravity, which is the condition of relative near weightlessness, can only be achieved on Earth by putting an object in a state of free fall. NASA conducts microgravity experiments on earth using drops towers and aircraft flying parabolic trajectories.
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C2004-585
An electronics technician makes adjustments to the experiment on the “H” drop vehicle at the Zero Gravity Research Facility.
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C2004-583
"B" Drop Vehicle used in the Zero Gravity Research Facility.
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C2004-582
Effect of Electric Fields on Flames Experiment installed on "M" Drop Vehicle used in the Zero Gravity Research Facility.
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C2004-575
Mezzanine view of the drop vehicle and release mechanism being positioned over the vacuum chamber with a technician signaling the crane operator in the Zero Gravity Research Facility.
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C66-3684
View of the decelerator at the bottom of the Zero Gravity Research Facility.
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C66-2292
First drop test in the Zero Gravity Research Facility.
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C66-2290
First drop test in the Zero Gravity Research Facility.
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