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[3] Also carried into orbit in the payload bay was a Hitchhiker experiment called the Diffuse X-ray Spectrometer (DXS).This instrument collected data on X-ray radiation from diffuse sources in deep space.[4] Other middeck payloads to test the effects of microgravity included the Commercial General Bioprocessing Apparatus (CGPA) for-life sciences research; the Chromosome and Plant Cell Division in Space Experiment (CHROMEX) to-study plant growth; the Physiological and Anatomical Rodent Experiment (PARE) to examine the skeletal system and the adaptation of bone to space flight; the Space Acceleration Measurement Equipment (SAMS) to measure and record the microgravity acceleration environment of middeck experiments; and the Solid Surface Combustion Experiment (SSCE) to measure the rate of flame spread and temperature of burning filter paper.[1] Also, on day five, mission specialists Mario Runco Jr. and Gregory J. Harbaugh spent nearly 5 hours in the open cargo bay performing a series of space-walking tasks designed to increase NASA's knowledge of working in space.They tested their abilities to move about freely in the cargo bay, climb into foot restraints without using their hands and simulated carrying large objects in the microgravity environment.
TDRS-FSpace Transportation SystemCOSPAR IDSATCAT no.Space ShuttleEndeavourJohn CasperDonald R. McMonagleMario Runco Jr.Gregory J. HarbaughSusan HelmsKennedyLC-39BRockwell InternationalSLF Runway 33Geocentric orbitLow Earth orbitPerigee altitudeApogee altitudeInclinationPeriodCasperMcMonagleHarbaughSpace Shuttle programSTS-53STS-56Space Shuttle EndeavourPositionInertial Upper Stagemicrogravityskeletal systemaccelerationflame spreadmicrogravity environmentList of human spaceflightsList of Space Shuttle missionsOutline of space scienceWayback MachineSTS-49STS-47STS-57STS-61STS-59STS-68STS-67STS-69STS-72STS-77STS-89STS-88STS-99STS-97STS-100STS-108STS-111STS-113STS-118STS-123STS-126STS-127STS-130STS-134California Science CenterLos AngelesU.S. Space Shuttle missions(crews)Approach and Landing TestsSTS-41-BSTS-41-CSTS-41-DSTS-41-GSTS-51-ASTS-51-CSTS-51-DSTS-51-BSTS-51-GSTS-51-FSTS-51-ISTS-51-JSTS-61-ASTS-61-BSTS-61-CSTS-51-LSTS-26STS-27STS-29STS-30STS-28STS-34STS-33STS-32STS-36STS-31STS-41STS-38STS-35STS-37STS-39STS-40STS-43STS-48STS-44STS-42STS-45STS-50STS-46STS-52STS-55STS-51STS-58STS-60STS-62STS-65STS-64STS-66STS-63STS-71STS-70STS-73STS-74STS-75STS-76STS-78STS-79STS-80