NASA PPO microgravity projects support

Work progress is reported in brief. A summary of this information is provided below. An in-depth study was performed to evaluate a new European designed Borack Freezer/Cooler for possible shuttle middeck flight to support advanced protein crystal growth (APCG) experimentation. A statement of work was prepared for the design and development of a glovebox for proposed flight in the shuttle middeck. Work was also initiated to perform an analysis of low-g accelerometer data relative to Fluid Experiment System (FES) experiment options on the IML-1 mission. This work was undertaken in an effort to determine if abnormally low-g accelerations during the mission were responsible for anomalies which occurred during FES/Triglycine Sulfate (TGS) experiment operations. A comprehensive review was made on a revised edition of the Geophysical Fluid Flow Cell (GFFC) Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Manual.