The Varying-Gravity Experiment Rack For Space Sciences in Chinese Space Station

摘要

Chinese Space Station (CSS) is planned to be built around 2020. About 12 racks for space sciences will be installed in the pressure modules of CSS, which will support most space science experiments in the future. Varying-Gravity Experiment Rack (VGER) is one of them,VGER is used to provide gravity environment on space station. Compared with microgravity experiment, it can separate microgravity from other space environment effects and meet the needs of multidisciplinary scientific experiments, such as life, medical and fluid. It is an important technical condition to reveal the laws of science, improve the cognitive level and achieve the scientific goals of multidisciplinary research in microgravity.