Stock Photo - Jun. 06, 1996 - Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas STS-78 On Board View: Astronaut Susan J. Helms, payload commander, and Terence T. (Tom) Henrick, mission commander, prepare a sample cartridge containing semiconductor crystals for Spacelan research.The crystals were later placed in the Advanced Gradient Heating Furnace (AGHF) in the Life and Microgravity Spacelab (LMS-1) Science Module. The AGHF is designed for directional solidification of the crystals in the sample cartridges. The microgravity of space allows the crystals to grow in a perfect state that can't be accomplished in Earth' gravity. (Credit Image: © Keystone Press Agency/Keystone USA via ZUMAPRESS.com)

Stock Photo: Jun. 06, 1996 - Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas STS-78 On Board View: Astronaut Susan J. Helms, payload commander, and Terence T.

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