The attached payload facility program: A family of in-space commercial facilities for technology, science and industry

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Jan 1997

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Space technology and applications international forum (STAIF - 97). AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 387, pp. 871-876 (1997).

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It is anticipated that as the utilization of space increases in both the government and commercial sectors there will be a high degree of interest in materials and coatings research as well as research in space environment definition, deployable structures, multi-functional structures and electronics. The International Space Station (ISS) is an excellent platform for long-term technology development because it provides large areas for external attached payloads, power and data capability, and ready access for experiment exchange and return. An alliance of SPACEHAB, Micro Craft, Inc. and SpaceTec, Inc. has been formed to satisfy this research need through commercial utilization of the capabilities of ISS. The alliance will provide a family of facilities designed to provide low-cost, reliable access to space for experimenters. This service would start as early as 1997 and mature to a fully functional attached facility on ISS by 2001. The alliance's facilities are based on early activities by NASA, Langley Research Center (LaRC) to determine the feasibility of a Material Exposure Facility (MEF).

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