Table 1 Overview of microgravity platforms and ground-based facilities applied in different experimental research campaigns

From: Stability of gene expression in human T cells in different gravity environments is clustered in chromosomal region 11p15.4

  

23rd DLR PFC

TEXUS-51

GBFs

Gravity condition

CCC 1 g ground

NA

+

NA

 

H/W 1 g GC

+

+

NA

 

1 g IF

+

+ (5 min, on centrifuge)

NA

 

1 g GBF

NA

NA

1 g GBF (300 s)

 

BL (directly before μg phase)

BL-PFC 1.8 g (20 s)

BL-TX (hyp-g) 1 g—max. 12.6 g (75 s)

BL-GBF 1 g (~10 s)

 

Microgravity (μg)

μg (20 s)

μg (300 s)

sim μg (300 s clinorotation)

 

Hypergravity (centrifuge)

NA

NA

9 g (300 s centrifugation)

  1. Gravity conditions and times are given for parabolic flight, sounding rocket, and ground-based experiments. BL baseline, CCC cell culture control, GBF ground-based facility, GC ground control, H/W hardware, IF in-flight, NA not applicable, PFC parabolic flight campaign, TX TEXUS mission
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