ZARM-Center of Applied Space Technology and Microgravity
Institute visite and guided tour, IF-IS INS 02
Monday, August 26, 2024
Time: 4:35 p.m.
Meeting point: Will be announced in the conference office.
Language: If participants who are English-speaking (but not German-speaking) are present, the language will be English.
The Bremen drop tower is a large-scale laboratory that is unique in Europe and offers scientists from all over the world the opportunity to conduct earthbound experiments under short-term weightlessness. In contrast to orbital microgravity research, it can be used permanently and cost-effectively. The 146m high concrete structure on the grounds of the University of Bremen has been in operation since September 1990 and is an important addition to the existing and planned laboratory units for orbital and suborbital microgravity research. Since then, around 400 experiment launches have been carried out continuously each year. The facility makes it possible to achieve a state of weightlessness up to three times a day for 4.74 seconds each time.
In December 2004, a catapult facility was put into operation, which was developed at the Center of Applied Space Technology and Microgravity (ZARM) and creates unique research conditions worldwide. This means that experiments can now be carried out under zero gravity conditions with a flight time of up to 9.3 seconds, with the flight path describing a “vertical” parabola.
Duration approx. 75 min. A visit to the top of the drop tower is not possible on this tour.
https://www.zarm.uni-bremen.de/en.html