USMP-4 Daily Science Updates

November 19 - December 4, 1997

December 4: A Christmas present for the 21st century - USMP-4 on Shuttle Flight STS-87 ends near-perfect mission (final science story of the mission)	November 26: Putting a little PEP in metals and roads - a good freeze front can better materials
	November 25: USMP-4 experiments on track - scientists collecting good data as mission nears midpoint
December 3: USMP-4 closes with a bit of astrophysics - Mission prepares to return home	November 24: Building electronics in Flatland - CHeX examines confined helium superfluid as it crosses the realm to superconductivity
December 2: Furnace bats triple header: MEPHISTO data will help refine manufacturing processes	November 23: Sharper than a shadow's edge - experiment aims at understanding the physics of solidification of metallic alloys
December 1: When research goes "critical" - an understanding of just how helium goes superfluid has application for better materials on Earth	November 22: Finding a recipe for new alloys - understanding how metals mix - or don't - can help make better materials on Earth
November 30: Space tremors can affect experiments - "I wouldn't have seen it if I hadn't believed it"	November 21: Shake, Rattle and Hum - measuring vibration on board the shuttle
November 29: ELF dances in space - Flame experiment will benefit engines, fireplace	November 20: Seeing the forest for the trees - dendritic growth studied on board USMP-4
November 28: Perplexing samples lead to more questions - Scientist looks for best way to process materials in space	November 19: Liftoff!
November 27: "This side up" important to furnace - Crystal growth is sensitive to small forces	Pre-launch Science Update: November 1

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Previous microgravity mission MSL-1 updates, flown in July, 1997, are available

Curator: Linda Porter
NASA Official: Gregory S. Wilson