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The study of low-gravity processes requires specialized platforms and techniques to simulate or create microgravity conditions. These methods range from ground-based facilities to orbital laboratories and computational simulations.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Microgravity manufacturing and R&D in space {{!}} McKinsey |url=https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/aerospace-and-defense/our-insights/the-potential-of-microgravity-how-companies-across-sectors-can-venture-into-space |access-date=2024-08-08 |website=www.mckinsey.com}}</ref>
=== Drop
[https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Research/Drop_towers Drop towers] provide short-duration microgravity environments by allowing experiments to free-fall in evacuated shafts. These facilities typically offer 2-10 seconds of high-quality microgravity.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Steinberg |first=Ted |date=2008 |title=Reduced Gravity Testing and Research Capabilities at Queensland University of Technology's New 2.0 Second Drop Tower |url=https://www.scientific.net/AMR.32.21 |journal=Advanced Materials Research |language=en |volume=32 |pages=21–24 |doi=10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.32.21 |issn=1662-8985}}</ref> Notable examples include [[Glenn Research Center|NASA's Glenn Research Center]] [https://www1.grc.nasa.gov/facilities/drop/ 2.2-Second Drop Tower] and the 146-meter [[ZARM]] Drop Tower in Bremen, Germany.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=von Kampen |first=Peter |last2=Kaczmarczik |first2=Ulrich |last3=Rath |first3=Hans J. |date=2006-07 |title=The new Drop Tower catapult system |url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0094576506000762 |journal=Acta Astronautica |language=en |volume=59 |issue=1-5 |pages=278–283 |doi=10.1016/j.actaastro.2006.02.041}}</ref>
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