Luttges M W
Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder 80309-0429.
Trans Kans Acad Sci. 1992;95(1-2):76-86.
The availability of orbital space flight opportunities to conduct life sciences research has been limited. It is possible to use parabolic flight and sounding rocket programs to conduct some kinds of experiments during short episodes (seconds to minutes) of reduced gravity, but there are constraints and limitations to these programs. Orbital flight opportunities are major undertakings, and the potential science achievable is often a function of the flight hardware available. A variety of generic types of flight hardware have been developed and tested, and show great promise for use during NSTS flights. One such payload configuration is described which has already flown.
进行生命科学研究的轨道太空飞行机会一直很有限。利用抛物线飞行和探空火箭计划在短时间（几秒到几分钟）的微重力环境下进行某些类型的实验是可行的，但这些计划存在限制和约束。轨道飞行机会是重大任务，所能实现的潜在科学成果往往取决于可用的飞行硬件。已经开发并测试了多种通用类型的飞行硬件，它们在国家航天飞机任务飞行期间显示出了巨大的应用前景。这里描述了一种已经进行过飞行的有效载荷配置。
