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This paper is a review dealing with recent publications on theoretical and experimental investigations on space materials science under lower gravity. The importance of the results obtained by the present time and the wide perspectives for future investigations in this field are outlined.
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Regel, L.L. Results and perspectives in the field of space materials science (SMS). Space Sci Rev 48, 169–186 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00183132
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