RESEARCH AT THE CENTER FOR APPLIED SPACE TECHNOLOGY AND MICROGRAVITY

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1 RESEARCH AT THE CENTER FOR APPLIED SPACE TECHNOLOGY AND MICROGRAVITY September 28-30, 2018 UN EXPERT MEETING ON HUMAN SPACE TECHNOLOGY, VIENNA, AUSTRIA Prof. Dr. Claus Lämmerzahl (with Dr. Thorben Könemann) ZARM, University of Bremen

2 Departments at ZARM 2

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4 First BEC in space Best test of the Equivalence Principle Best test of the Gravitational Redshift 3

5 Explanation of the Pioneer anomaly Best test of the Equivalence Principle First BEC in space First intergration of hyperelliptic differential equations Best test of the Gravitational Redshift First general relativistic geoid 3

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9 UN-HSTI Fellowship Program "DropTES" GENERAL PROGRAM INFORMATION 9

10 DropTES - Drop Tower Experiment Series General Program Information United Nations Human Space Technology Initiative (UN-HSTI) Fellowship Program Annual HSTI Science Activity at the Bremen Drop Tower, Germany Initiated by UNOOSA, DLR, and ZARM in 2014 Executing Agency: United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) Supporting Agency: German Aerospace Center (DLR) Space Administration Hosting Institution: Center of Applied Space Technology and Microgravity 10

11 DropTES - Drop Tower Experiment Series General Program Information open to student teams from Member States of the United Nations - 1x academic supervisor (Prof./PhD) + max. 4x students allows to realize your own real space / microgravity research project - hands-on student project each drop tower experiment series consists of four drops or catapult launches travel, accommodation, and drop tower utilization incl. technical support are sponsored 11

12 UN-HSTI Fellowship Program "DropTES" SCHEDULE 12

13 DropTES - Drop Tower Experiment Series DropTES - Schedule Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AO Selection Experiment Preparation 1. Report CDR 2. Report Exp. Series Selection Process: Final Report due Jan. 31 (previous series) Outreach Activities (previous series) proposal evaluation by selection board (UNOOSA, DLR, and ZARM) one research team per DropTES cycle will be selected each year Announcement of Opportunity (next experiment series) Experiment Preparation (Home Laboratory): assisted by ZARM (consulting, drawings, manufacturing of hardware) Experiment Series (Bremen Drop Tower): experiment integration (drop tower capsule) - first week experiment drops or catapult launches - second week 13

14 DropTES - Drop Tower Experiment Series DropTES - Schedule Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AO Selection Experiment Preparation 1. Report CDR 2. Report Exp. Series Final Report due Jan. 31 (previous series) Outreach Activities (previous series) Announcement of Opportunity (next experiment series) Experiment Series (Accommodation - 2 Weeks): academic supervisor - in a hotel next to the drop tower up to four students - in ZARM s apartment at the facility on side two separate rooms with two beds each 14

15 UN-HSTI Fellowship Program "DropTES" MICROGRAVITY FACILITY - THE BREMEN DROP TOWER - 15

16 The Bremen Drop Tower - Introduction 16 short-term microgravity with an easy access

17 146 m The Bremen Drop Tower - Intro drop mode: 4.74 s in weightlessness highest quality g (µg) 10-8 g decelerations of up to 50 g catapult mode: worldwide unique system 9.3 s in weightlessness highest quality g (µg) accelerations of up to 30 g decelerations of up to 50 g daily operations (up to 3 times) on-site technical support 120 m 17

18 953 mm The Bremen Drop Tower - Equipment Drop Tower Capsules 2560 mm 1718 mm 265 kg 165 kg 225 kg 200 kg power supply: 24 V / 28 V DC 18 experiment control - Capsule Control System (CCS)

19 The Bremen Drop Tower - Operation 19

20 The Bremen Drop Tower - Facts and Figures Since the Start of Operation in 1990 over 8000 drops / catapult launches have been conducted more than 200 different experiment types have been integrated within international collaborations from over 40 countries Research Fields of Drop Tower Experiments fundamental research / technology tests (space mission preparations) Combustion Fundamental Physics Fluid Dynamics Astrophysics / Planet Formation Materials Sciences Biology Chemistry Student Programs 14% 7% 5% 1% 21% 29% 22% 20

21 UN-HSTI Fellowship Program "DropTES" EXPERIMENT CYCLES ( ) 21

22 DropTES - Drop Tower Experiment Series Experiment Cycles ( ) German Jordanian University (GJU), Jordan Stabilizing the Electrodynamic Tether by using Tilger Universidad Católica Boliviana San Pablo, Bolivia Performance and Mechanical Evaluation of the Bio Material Nitinol under Microgravity Conditions 22

23 DropTES - Drop Tower Experiment Series Experiment Cycles ( ) Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica (ITCR) / Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR), Costa Rica Behavior of a Reduced-Scale Robotic Arm Manipulator under Partial-g Conditions Warsaw University of Technology, Poland Experiment of Deployment of PW-Sat2 Satellite s Deorbit Sail in Micro-gravitational Conditions 23

24 DropTES - Drop Tower Experiment Series Experiment Cycles ( ) University of Bucharest, Romania Interaction of Laser Exposed Phenothiazine Droplets with Target Surfaces under Microgravity Conditions Drop Tower Experiment Series: November 19-30,

25 UN-HSTI Fellowship Program "DropTES" INTERESTED? - DO NOT MISS THE CURRENT CYCLE - 25

26 DropTES - Drop Tower Experiment Series Application for 2019 is open!!! application submission deadline for the 6th cycle: January 31, 2019 please visit - (DropTES) - for more information 26

27 THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR ATTENTION Acknowledgements