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Parabolic Flight experiments
Granular Media in Space



TBA: Flight Acceptance Review (FAR) on International Space Station (ISS)

TBA: Engineering tests at CADMOS

TBA: Ground model delivery to CADMOS

June 2026: Science Validation Tests done for ESA-VipGran-ISS instrument


Paper: EPL (Europhysics Letters) 2018

Paper:
Review of Scientific Instruments 2018

2017: Vip-Gran instrument for ISS in preparation

Paper: Nature PJ Microgravity 2017

2015-16:
Parabolic Flight Campaigns with Vip-Gran

2014: Vip-Gran instrument built for Parabolic Flights (PFC)

2011: ESA Space Grains Topical Team

Paper: Europhysics Letters 2006


2003
Maxus 5 rocket launched
                 at Kiruna (Sweden)

2002
: Parabolic Flight Campaign
           at Mérignac, Bordeaux(France)

Paper:
Physical Review Letters 1999

Press:
Press items
 

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The group at Kiruna (Sweden) in 2003


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Vip-Gran Instrument for ISS (Racks)

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Vip-Gran Instrument for ISS

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Science Validation Tests of VipGran-ISS at Bremen in June 2026

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Vip-Gran Instrument for PFC

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Our Rocket Experiments
Wave Turbulence

2023-24: Conception of the CNES Fluidics-L instrument for ISS (Linear forcing)

2022: French Report to COSPAR 2022 (PDF)


2020: Press item: Turbulent waves onboard the International Space Station

Papers:
   Europhysics Letters (EPL) 2019
                 Wave turbulence onboard the ISS

                 COSPAR 2018

2018: Experiments with CNES FLUIDICS
          instrument
(Angular forcing) on ISS
          two sessions (March and August)

2017:
Experiments with CNES FLUIDICS
          instrument
(Angular forcing) on ISS

          two sessions March, May (see Press items)

2015:
Press item: Waves on ocean without gravity

Paper:  
Europhysics Letters 2009
       Wave turbulence onboard parabolic flights


2006-07:
Parabolic Flights (results and pictures)


50 years of CNES: 50 years of Scientific Results
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