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July
10, 2000: It Stores, It Filters, It's...
What is as hard as a rock but works
like a sponge? This isn't a difficult riddle - such substances, called
"zeolites," are actually found throughout nature, and Commercial microgravity
research may help unlock their full potential.
April
14, 2000: SPD Spring Tour Enters The
Home Stretch A Winner While the pace has been gruelling, the
ambitious schedule for SPD exhibitions has paid handsome dividends for
the Program and participating Commercial Space Centers
January 14, 2000: The Space Product
Development Program will be taking part in the Space Technology and
Applications International Forum in Albequerque, NM January 30 through
February 3.
December
13, 1999: ASME Congress Exposes Engineers,
Middle School Students to Space Commercialization The 1999 International
Mechanical Engineering Congress and Expostition of the American Society
of Mechanical Engineers presented the Space Product Development Program
to two very different audiences: mechanical engineers and middle school
students.
December
7, 1999: Technology 2009Helps Reach
Potential New Partners The Technology 2009 conference in Miami Beach
provided industry and other visitors a chance to learn more about the
Space Product Development Program, its Commerical Space Centers, and Industry
Partners. The result was a rich opportunity for government and industry
interaction.
December
1, 1999: Novelist David Weber visits MSFC
and SPD Author and Novelist David Weber recently visited Marshall Space
Flight Center as a guest of the Space Product Development Program
October 4, 1999: Center for Commercial Applications of Combustion in Space Finds A New Home While the move was just across campus, this hot new facility will, when completed, offer out of this world opportunities to the Center and its Industrial Partners.
September 27, 1999: STS-101 To Launch Two CommercialPayloads The flight of STS-101 will feature two commercial payloads when it lifts off in January of 1999.
September
24, 1999: SPD to display at Technology
2009. On November 1, businesses, organizations, and agencies involved
with technology will gather in Miami at the Technology 2009 conference.
September
20, 1999: Telemedicine On Top Of
The World Mt. Everest was the site of a telemedicine demonstration
by the Medical Informatics and Technology Applications Consortium (MITAC)
Commercial Space Center.
September
17, 1999: SPD to be at AgDiscovery
in San Francisco
Interested in the commercial agribusiness research being done through
Space Product Development? Curious about how commercial microgravity research
can benefit everything from plant development to keeping produce fresh?
Interested in the hardware being used, and the hardware being marketed
for terrestrial applications?
September
13, 1999: An Efficient Environment
Technology developed by the Space Vacuum Epitaxy Center may take power
transformers to the future.
September 8, 1999: SPD to
take part in Business Quest 99 This annual event, with an attendance
of 5,000 - 7,000 people, brings together businesses, organizations, and
other parties to highlight the resources of the region.
August 12, 1999: EAA AirVenture
99 Hot Venue For SPD More than 4,600 people stopped at the the Space
Product Development display at Experimental Aircraft Associations' AirVenture
99 airshow at Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
July 26, 1999: A Brighter View Of A Hidden World Access to one of the brightest X-ray sources in the world will help illuminate the hidden world of proteins and their structures.
July 16, 1999: Two Commercial Payloads Set For STS-93 - Two commercial payloads, which include an interactive student experiment, are set to fly on the upcoming mission to launch the Chandra X-Ray Telescope.
July 16, 1999: Space Rose Makes National
Geographic - Commercial research by industry partner International
Flavors and Fragrances has been featured in a write-up in the July 1999
issue of National Geographic.
June 2, 1999: Thin Gets Thick Coverage
- 
The Space Vacuum Epitaxy Center has been profiled in the March/April issue
of the advanced semiconductor journal III-Vs Review. This is the second
recent appearance in the magazine for this Commercial Space Center, which
focuses on advanced electronic and optoelectronic materials.
April 28, 1999: Know When To Fold 'Em,
Know When To Grow 'Em - 
Any
gambler will tell you that odds of 1 in a 1,000, or worse, are not a good
bet. Yet, those are the odds facing researchers trying to transfer desirable
genes into food and other important crops. A commercial agribusiness experiment
on STS-95, however, indicates that microgravity may dramatically change
the odds in favor of the researchers and make the operation far less a
gamble.
April
28, 1999: Secondary Aerogel Experiment
on STS-95 to Test Microgravity Produced Aerogels - Aerogel experiments
on STS-95 were primarily aimed at helping produce a clear aerogel, a goal
that has been described as "the holy grail of aerogel researchers.
April
22, 1999: National Manufacturing Week A Success
For SPD - The National Manufacturing Association's National Manufacturing
Week trade show, the third largest trade show in the United States, proved
to be an outstanding success for NASA's Space Product Development Program.
March
30, 1999: When it comes to growing plants
in space, the Wisconsin Center for Space Automation and Robotics is
the place to go.
March
30, 1999: CSC Director Picked As One
Who Will Shape The 21st Century - The Sunday Times of London has
selected Dr. Lawrence DeLucas, Director of the Center for Macromolecular
Crystallography, as one of the scientists who's work will help shape the
21st century.
March 30, 1999: 
Businesses
Will Find Space To Grow At Chicago Conference - Manufacturers and
businesses attending the National Manufacturing Week in Chicago March
15-18 will be able to find out-of-this-world help for obtaining down-to-Earth
results through representatives of NASA's Space Product Development Program.