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ASSESS II, a joint exercise of NASA and ESA, was set up to enable scientists to become accustomed to an atmosphere-free, gravity-free working environment. This simulation of Spacelabs conditions has provided new data and a valuable insight into the possibilities and limitations of such a mission.
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Wegmann, H., Hermann, R., Wingett, C. et al. ASSESS II: a simulated mission of Spacelab. Nature 275, 15–19 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1038/275015a0
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