Transcription: In order to use the shuttle's payload bay efficiently, researchers at NASA needed to accurately predict the different environments that this area might experience. To accomplish this, the Dynamic Acoustic and Thermal Environment experiment, or DATE, was developed. During the flight, microphones and gauges recorded the conditions in the payload bay. Following the mission, the data was analyzed by the Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland. From this experiment, scientists felt they could begin to reduce the amount of testing necessary to fly certain payload cargos.
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