The BIMDA shuttle flight mission - A low cost MPS payload

The design, operation, and experimental protocol of the Bioserve-ITA Materials Dispersion Apparatus Payload (BIMDA) to be flown on the Space Shuttle on STS-37 are described. The aim of BIMDA is to investigate the methods and commercial potential of biomedical and fluid science applications in the microgravity environment. The BIMDA payload operations are diagrammed, and the payload components and experiments are listed, including the investigators and sponsoring institutions.