Opportunities for commercial materials processing in spaceThe availability status (as of November 1985) of NASA space and ground facilities for commercial materials-processing activities is surveyed. The organizational structure of the agencies managing these activities is outlined; ongoing joint-endeavor agreements are listed and described; the legal procedures involved are considered; the capabilities and limitations of the Shuttle middeck and cargo bay and the Hitchhiker module are characterized; experiments using the Drop Tower are examined; and the Industrial Guest Investigator program is reviewed. Extensive drawings, diagrams, and tables are provided.
Document ID
19870038185
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Fountain, James A. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)