impact (noun)

the striking of one body against another

impact, wallop (noun)

a forceful consequence; a strong effect

"the book had an important impact on my thinking"; "the book packs a wallop"

impingement, encroachment, impact (noun)

influencing strongly

"they resented the impingement of American values on European culture"

shock, impact (verb)

the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat

"the armies met in the shock of battle"

impact (verb)

press or wedge together; pack together

affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch (verb)

have an effect upon

"Will the new rules affect me?"

impact (Noun)

The force or energy of a collision of two objects.

impact (Noun)

A forced impinging.

impact (Noun)

A significant or strong influence; an effect.

impact (Verb)

To compress; to compact; to press or pack together.

impact (Verb)

To influence; to affect; to have an impact on.

impact (Verb)

To collide or strike.

IMPACT

IMPACT is a successful merger of many different science communities that need similar instrumentation and resources. IMPACT is a merger of IMPF and ICAPS, originally conceived as two separate experimental facilities, both with their own development history. In May 2002, the dedicated scientific advisory boards for the IMPF and ICPAS recommended the combination of the two experiments into one ESA research laboratory. Both projects share hardware, space station accommodation and operations, and data processing and downloading functions in common. By consolidating these systems into a single laboratory significant reductions have been made to the overall project cost, by eliminating the duplication of expensive development, manufacturing, and qualification tasks.