Abstract
Abstract Space has brought opportunities for an impressively wide range of new experiments in fundamental physics, and done so in an unexpected variety of ways. Important results have already been obtained in gravitational physics, particle physics, and condensed matter physics. Another arena where much can be expected is laser cooling and atomic physics, especially the area of Bose–Einstein condensation. From the engineering view, one of the most remarkable features of this field is the range of new technologies it has developed: large scale cryogenics, new gyroscopes, new star trackers, new kinds of thermometer, advanced attitude and translational control systems, new metrology and quartz manufacturing techniques, ultra‐low magnetic field systems, advanced particle detectors, and proportional thrusters, many with applications far beyond the missions for which they were originally conceived. Particularly interesting from a management and educational view has been the intense required collaboration between engineers and physicists and the successful connections established between space agencies, universities, and aerospace industry.
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