NASA Photo ID: STS030-01-015       File Name: 10063307.jpg
  Film Type: 35mm                    Date Taken: 05/08/89
  Title: STS-30 onboard closeup of the fluids experiment apparatus (FEA) equipment
  Description:
  STS-30 fluids experiment apparatus (FEA) equipment is documented in closeup 
  view onboard Atlantis', Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104's, middeck.  FEA equipment 
  is in configuration for "Floating Zone Crystal Growth and Purification".  
  Visible components include heater, heater transport, motor transport, and 
  sample tube.  Rockwell International (RI) through its Space Transportation 
  Systems Division, Downey, California, is engaged in a joint endeavor 
  agreement (JEA) with NASA's Office of Commercial Programs in the field for 
  floating zone crystal growth research.              
  
  Subject terms:
  CAMERAS                                 
  CRYSTAL GROWTH                          
  ONBOARD ACTIVITIES                      
  SPACEBORNE EXPERIMENTS                  
  STS-30                                  
  

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