Metals Melted, Then Cooled on Columbia
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Scientists melted and then cooled metal samples aboard the space shuttle Columbia in hopes of eventually benefiting industries on Earth. The researchers worked by remote control from Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. After being melted, the metals were cooled to below freezing inside Columbia’s electromagnetic levitation unit. Robert Bayuzick, a professor of materials science, said he was pleased with how his tests on zirconium turned out.
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