Microgravity science: The new horizon for knowledge expansion and transformative technologies

HE Guowei; ZHOU Jianping; ZHANG Weihong; GU Yidong; ZHANG Panfeng; CHEN Meng; KANG Qi; LONG Mian; TIAN Qiang; ZHANG Lu; BA Jin; ZHU Jihong; WANG Lizhen; LYU Shouqin; LI Zhaobin

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He G W, Zhou J P, Zhang W H, Gu Y D, Zhang P F, Chen M, Kang Q, Long M, Tian Q, Zhang L, Ba J, Zhu J H, Wang L Z, Lyu S Q, Li Z B. Microgravity science: The new horizon for knowledge expansion and transformative technologies. Advances in Mechanics, in press doi: 10.6052/1000-0992-25-043

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He G W, Zhou J P, Zhang W H, Gu Y D, Zhang P F, Chen M, Kang Q, Long M, Tian Q, Zhang L, Ba J, Zhu J H, Wang L Z, Lyu S Q, Li Z B. Microgravity science: The new horizon for knowledge expansion and transformative technologies. Advances in Mechanics, in press doi: 10.6052/1000-0992-25-043

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He G W, Zhou J P, Zhang W H, Gu Y D, Zhang P F, Chen M, Kang Q, Long M, Tian Q, Zhang L, Ba J, Zhu J H, Wang L Z, Lyu S Q, Li Z B. Microgravity science: The new horizon for knowledge expansion and transformative technologies. Advances in Mechanics, in press doi: 10.6052/1000-0992-25-043

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Microgravity science: The new horizon for knowledge expansion and transformative technologies

doi: 10.6052/1000-0992-25-043 cstr: 32046.14.1000-0992-25-043

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Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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China Manned Space Agency, Beijing 100034, China
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Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, China
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Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100094, China
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Department of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Beijing 100085, China
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Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China

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Corresponding author: hgw@lnm.imech.ac.cn
Received Date: 2025-12-29
Accepted Date: 2026-01-05

Available Online: 2026-01-05

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Microgravity science is one of the cornerstones of space science and applications. It represents an emerging focal point in the global science and technology arena and stands as a significant hallmark of national competitiveness in space technology. With the completion of China’s space station and the impending retirement of the International Space Station, China’s space station—serving as a national space laboratory—will solicit and carry out over a thousand scientific research projects during its operational lifetime, providing a unique experimental platform and offering unprecedented opportunities for the development of microgravity science in China. Based on the 385th “Shuangqing Forum” of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), this paper summarizes the challenges and difficulties faced by China’s microgravity science and technology research. It reviews the major progress and achievements made in recent years in fields of microgravity fluid physics, microgravity manufacturing and space technology, and microgravity life sciences and biomedical engineering technology. Furthermore, the article identifies the critical scientific issues facing the field of microgravity science and technology in the coming 5 to 10 years, and discusses frontier research directions and suggestions for the development of the discipline.
- microgravity science,
- fluid physics,
- microgravity manufacturing,
- space technology,
- life science,
- biomedical engineering

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