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Scientists regularly organize microgravity experiments on spaceflights (microgravity is a state of near-weightlessness like that experienced aboard the International Space Station). Their goal is to observe physical and physiological phenomena that are otherwise masked by gravity. For example, they might want to study how the heart works, analyse the properties of certain fluids or see how a material behaves at high temperature. The CADMOS laboratory at the Toulouse Space Centre plays a key role in this respect, helping scientists to prepare their experiments and collect data. The main platforms that CADMOS scientists use for microgravity science are the International Space Station (ISS), the Airbus A300-Zero G and unmanned space capsules.
Created in 1993, CADMOS performs national and European experiments (for ESA), as well as participating in multilateral cooperation initiatives, notably with Russia and the United States. As a testament to its expertise, CADMOS is one of nine User Operations and Support Centres (USOCs) in Europe selected by ESA to help users operate equipment on the ISS.
Mission's news feed
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The CNES, the Pasteur Institute and SupBiotech are ready to send the “Cerebral Ageing” experiment to the International Space Station
November 6, 2023
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President Macron watches Thomas Pesquet’s return to Earth from CNES Head Office
At 16:09, the Soyuz capsule carrying Thomas Pesquet and his Russian colleague Oleg Novitsky landed safely in Kazakhstan, bringing to a close a particularly successful human...
June 3, 2017
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Press Release: CNES’s Science Programmes Committee meets at Head Office in Paris Les Halles
CNES’s Science Programmes Committee (CPS) met on Wednesday 21 September at the agency’s Head Office in Paris Les Halles. The committee’s chief purpose is to advise the CNES Board...
September 22, 2016