The Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG) is one of the major dedicated science facilities inside Destiny. It has a large front window and built-in gloves to provide a sealed environment for conducting science and technology experiments. The Glovebox is particularly suited for handling hazardous materials when the crew is present.
This image sequence from the BASS investigation shows a flame burning a 1-cm diameter sphere at very low air flow speed. The flame starts out blue and mostly spherical (left and center) but then as the fuel begins to heat up, after 2 minutes of burning, the vaporization from the fuel overpowers the air flow leading to highly irregular shapes.
NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Expedition 40 flight engineer, installs Capillary Channel Flow (CCF) experiment hardware in the Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG) located in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.
Lyophilization in Microgravity (Eli Lilly-Lyophilization)
Expedition 20 flight engineer, Frank De Winne is pictured near an ESA Foam Stability experiment floating freely in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station.
Expedition 16 Commander Peggy Whitson works with the InSPACE-2 (Investigating the Structure of Paramagnetic Aggregates from Colloidial Emulsions-2) experiment in the Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG) in the U.S. Laboratory/Destiny.
Investigating the Structure of Paramagnetic Aggregates from Colloidial Emulsions
Expedition 16 Commander Peggy Whitson works with the InSPACE-2 (Investigating the Structure of Paramagnetic Aggregates from Colloidial Emulsions-2) experiment in the Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG) in the U.S. Laboratory/Destiny.
Investigating the Structure of Paramagnetic Aggregates from Colloidal Emulsion-2
Expedition 16 Commander Peggy Whitson works with the InSPACE-2 (Investigating the Structure of Paramagnetic Aggregates from Colloidial Emulsions-2) experiment in the Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG) in the U.S. Laboratory/Destiny.
Investigating the Structure of Paramagnetic Aggregates from Colloidal Emulsions-3
NASA Image: ISS016E021067 - Expedition 16 Commander Peggy Whitson works with the InSPACE-2 experiment in the Microgravity Science Glovebox in the U.S. Laboratory/Destiny. (NASA)
Within minutes the small islands/domains on this very thin bubble prepared in the laboratory form into larger domains and are pulled down by gravity. The bubble film is extremely thin and one cannot see the edges.
NASA astronaut Clay Anderson, Expedition 15 flight engineer, is seen here working on the Smoke and Aerosol Measurement Experiment (SAME) hardware located in the MSG on the ISS.
Shear History Extensional Rheology Experiment (SHERE)
View of the Laser Micrometer,Deployment Tool,Preshear Motor,and Force Transducer on the Shear History Extensional Rheology Experiment (SHERE) rheometer within the Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG).
Affordable and reliable cryogenic fluid storage for propellant or life support systems is integral to all phases of NASA’s projected space and planetary expeditions. One challenge facing engineers is self-pressurization. It can be caused by the cryogen vaporization that results from heat leaks into a tank from its surroundings and support structure. Engineers can relieve … Read the rest ⇢
