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Saturday Morning Science, full length, DVD quality Posted by: benwl Video duration: 2844 seconds Dr. Don Pettit performs a number of microgravity experiments while onboard the International Space Station. This is a compilation of the experiments performed for the Saturday Morning Science program. Related: aurora, borealis, cd, experiment, experiments, fluids, morning, nasa, rotation, saturday, science, space, station, zero-g, zerog

Opening a can of honey in microgravity Posted by: benwl Video duration: 338 seconds Saturday Morning Science: Opening a can of honey in microgravity onboard the International Space Station. (March 15, 2003) --- Expedition Six NASA ISS Science Officer Don Pettit demonstrates how the International Space Station crew prepares and eats snacks. In this first of four video clips, Pettit opens a can of honey. Related: food, gravity, honey, iss, microgravity, morning, saturday, science, space, station, zero, zerog

Surface tension of water in microgravity Posted by: benwl Video duration: 254 seconds Saturday Morning Science: Surface tension of water in microgravity onboard the International Space Station. (Jan. 25, 2003) -- (Part 1 of 2) In this experiment Expedition Six NASA ISS Science Officer Don Pettit demonstrates the surface tension of water. Related: gravity, iss, microgravity, morning, saturday, science, space, station, surface, tension, water, zero, zerog

Drinking tea with chopsticks in microgravity Posted by: benwl Video duration: 113 seconds Saturday Morning Science: Drinking tea with chopsticks in microgravity onboard the International Space Station. (March 15, 2003) --- Expedition Six NASA ISS Science Officer Don Pettit demonstrates how the International Space Station crew prepares and eats snacks. In this second of four video clips, Pettit drinks from a bag of tea using chopsticks. Related: chopsticks, gravity, iss, microgravity, morning, saturday, science, space, station, tea, zero, zerog

	Watch Repair in Microgravity Posted by: benwl Video duration: 144 seconds Saturday Morning Science Related: morning, saturday, science

Surface tension of water in microgravity 2 Posted by: benwl Video duration: 622 seconds Saturday Morning Science: Surface tension of water in microgravity onboard the International Space Station. (Jan. 25, 2003) -- (Part 2 of 2) In this experiment Expedition Six NASA ISS Science Officer Don Pettit demonstrates the surface tension of water. Related: gravity, iss, microgravity, morning, saturday, science, space, station, surface, tension, water, zero, zerog

Surface tension of water in microgravity 3 Posted by: benwl Video duration: 330 seconds Saturday Morning Science: Surface tension of water in microgravity onboard the International Space Station. (Feb. 19, 2003) --- Expedition Six NASA ISS Science Officer Don Pettit conducts an experiment using a film of water in a wire loop. He drops a solution into the film, demonstrating two-dimensional motion within the film. Related: gravity, iss, microgravity, morning, saturday, science, space, station, tension, water, zero, zerog

A proposed mission to Titan using NASA's NEXT ion engine Posted by: benwl Video duration: 157 seconds A proposed mission to Saturn's moon Titan using NASA's NEXT ion engine. The NEXT ion thruster is capable of delivering 236 milliNewtons of force over the course of the multi-year mission to deliver a satellite and a lander to Titan. For the Titan mission, both an orbiter and a lander could be sent to the distant moon, which lies more than 1 billion kilometres from the Sun. Related: engine, ion, mission, nasa, next, orbitor, propulsion, saturn, space, thruster, tian, xenon

	Final landing approach of Apollo 17 Posted by: benwl Video duration: 213 seconds Final landing approach to the Valley of Taurus Littrow on Apollo 17. Piloted by Gene Cernan, Jack Schmitt helps call out altitudes and approach speeds. I've been told that it is somewhat like landing a helicopter. Related: 17, apollo, approach, final, lander, landing, lm, lunar

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