30 years of CNES parabolic flights for the benefit of the scientific community

Parabolic flights allow short microgravity investigations in Physical and Life Sciences, technology and instrumentation tests. The use of parabolic flights is complementary to other microgravity carriers, and preparatory to manned space missions onboard the International Space Station and other mann...

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Main Author: Rouquette, Sébastien
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Language:English
Published: Académie des sciences 2023-01-01
Series:Comptes Rendus. Mécanique
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Online Access:https://comptes-rendus.academie-sciences.fr/mecanique/articles/10.5802/crmeca.144/
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description Parabolic flights allow short microgravity investigations in Physical and Life Sciences, technology and instrumentation tests. The use of parabolic flights is complementary to other microgravity carriers, and preparatory to manned space missions onboard the International Space Station and other manned spacecraft, around the Earth or beyond, to the Moon for example.The main advantages of parabolic flights for microgravity investigations are the short turn-around time, the relatively low cost, the flexibility of experimental approach, the possibility of direct intervention by investigators on board the aircraft during and between parabolas, and the possibility of modifying the experiment set-up between flights.
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spelling doaj-art-da18e5718e384a17ad898d2c6d819bab2025-02-07T13:47:30ZengAcadémie des sciencesComptes Rendus. Mécanique1873-72342023-01-01351S231710.5802/crmeca.14410.5802/crmeca.14430 years of CNES parabolic flights for the benefit of the scientific communityRouquette, Sébastien0Human spaceflight experiment development department, CNES, 18 avenue Edouard Belin, F-31401 Toulouse Cedex 9, FranceParabolic flights allow short microgravity investigations in Physical and Life Sciences, technology and instrumentation tests. The use of parabolic flights is complementary to other microgravity carriers, and preparatory to manned space missions onboard the International Space Station and other manned spacecraft, around the Earth or beyond, to the Moon for example.The main advantages of parabolic flights for microgravity investigations are the short turn-around time, the relatively low cost, the flexibility of experimental approach, the possibility of direct intervention by investigators on board the aircraft during and between parabolas, and the possibility of modifying the experiment set-up between flights.https://comptes-rendus.academie-sciences.fr/mecanique/articles/10.5802/crmeca.144/Parabolic flightsCNESNovespaceMicrogravityWeightlessness
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30 years of CNES parabolic flights for the benefit of the scientific community
Comptes Rendus. Mécanique
Parabolic flights
CNES
Novespace
Microgravity
Weightlessness
title 30 years of CNES parabolic flights for the benefit of the scientific community
title_full 30 years of CNES parabolic flights for the benefit of the scientific community
title_fullStr 30 years of CNES parabolic flights for the benefit of the scientific community
title_full_unstemmed 30 years of CNES parabolic flights for the benefit of the scientific community
title_short 30 years of CNES parabolic flights for the benefit of the scientific community
title_sort 30 years of cnes parabolic flights for the benefit of the scientific community
topic Parabolic flights
CNES
Novespace
Microgravity
Weightlessness
url https://comptes-rendus.academie-sciences.fr/mecanique/articles/10.5802/crmeca.144/
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