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The evolution of the Isothermal Dendritic Growth Experiment (IDGE), which was performed aboard the space shuttle Columbia, provides an example of how a space flight experiment is proposed, developed, built, and operated. To illustrate this example, this article traces the key developments of the IDGE from the initial concept to the actual space flight mission.
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Glicksman, M.E., Koss, M.B. & Winsa, E.A. The chronology of a microgravity spaoeflight experiment: IDGE. JOM 47, 49–54 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03221460
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