STS-78 Flight Day 5

Abstract

On this fifth day of the STS-78 mission, the flight crew, Cmdr. Terence T. Henricks, Pilot Kevin R. Kregel, Payload Cmdr. Susan J. Helms, Mission Specialists Richard M. Linnehan, Charles E. Brady, Jr., and Payload Specialists Jean-Jacques Favier, Ph.D. and Robert B. Thirsk, M.D., are shown in the Spacelab conducting microgravity research. They concentrate on the use of the gradient furnace and the Bubble Drop Particle Unit to study process of manufacturing materials in microgravity, and on studies of human muscles and balance mechanisms. Also, Brady, Thirsk, Linnehan, and Favier conduct musculoskeletal tests that measure arm and hand-grip strength.