kie e92 8 ue hes u he = he erF fe MICROCOPY RESOLUTION TEST CHART NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS STANDARD REFERENCE MATERIAL 1010a (ANSI and ISO TEST CHART No. 2) 5 | Hardware & Equipment — Microgravity Research Physical Vapor Transport of Organic Solids Apparatus (PVTOS) The 3M PVTOS hardware is used for growing Available: Now crystalline solids and thin films by gaseous diffusion, Contact: E. L. Cook and for studying vapor phase transport phenomena in 3M Space Research and Applications microgravity. Nine individual cylindrical cells, each Laboratory, Bidg 201-2N-19 roughly 3 inches in diameter and 12 inches long, 3M Center contain a vacuum insulated heater core surrounding a St Paul, MN 55144 specialized reactor tube, a heat-pipe-cooled substrate (612) 733-4357 within the reactor tube and thermocouples to monitor the temperature at various locations. PVTOS is designed to operate nominally at 400° C. The cell design intrinsically provides double hermetic confinement of the source material, utilizing all metal-to-metal seals. Modifications are feasible to fit customized needs. Overational Characteristics Operating temperature: 400° C (higher temperatures possible) Power: 50 W Size: 2 middeck locker spaces Weight: 56.7 kg with EAC Carrier: | ne unit is housed within an Experimental Apparatus Container and can be mounted into the Shuttle middeck or cargo bay carriers, Spacelab or SPACEHAB facilities. Individual Cylindrical Cell Protein Crystal Growth Experiment Apparatus (PCG) Protein crystals grown in the PCG apparatus, Available: Now because of their potential size, degree of purity and Contact: NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center quality, are highly valued for crystallographic Microgravity Projects, Code JA81 analyses. Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812 The PCG carrier assembly accommodates three (205) 544-1988 trays, each of which can hold one or more Vapor Diffusion Apparatus (VDA) units. Each VDA holds 20 PCG experiments, which are activated simultaneously, and the crystals are returned to Earth Refrigerator/incubator for analysis. Module Operational Characteristics Sample capacity: Up to 100/flight Droplet size: Up to 80 microliters Precipitant reservoir: imi Apparatus size: 38.8 cm L x 25.7 cm W x 16.2cmH Apparatus weight: 13.7 kg Temperature range (RAM): 0 to 50°C Carrier: Shuttle middeck, Refrigerator/Incubator Module Hardware & Equipment — Microgravity Research ERRNS © : ERRR ET TT Refrigerator/Incubator Module This apparatus is an active unit with a temperature Available: Now range from 0” to +40° C. The temperature is set using a front-mounted variable potentiometer. Switching Contact: NAS/ yet Center elds between the refrigeration and incubation modes pace ayloads occurs automatically. Moffett Field, CA 94035 (415) 604-5736 Operational Churacteristics Control temperature: 0° to 40°C (+/-0.5° C) Ambient range: 2° to 50°C Weight size: 19.35 kg Internal size 2 sections: 16.4 cm x 25.88 cm x 36.98 cm, 4.27 cm x 13.97 cm x 16.41 cm External size: 27.89 cm x 49.15 cm x 48.9 cm Carrier: Shuttle middeck locker or Spacelab Life Sciences Animal Enclosure Module (AEM) The AEM supports up to six 350-gram rats and fits Floor space: 125 in? inside a standard middec\: iocker. A removable Weight, loaded: 26.8 kg divider plate provides two separate animal holding Temperature: Shuttle or Spacelab ambient areas, ifd esired. The AEM may be removed in orbit for viewing or photographs. It also will fit within the Carrier: Shuttle middeck or Spacelab General Purpose Work Station (see page 88). The Available: Now current unit has a 1500 cc and 2000 cc capacity Space Life Sciences Payloads Office Operational Characteristics Moffett Field, CA 94035 Size: 24.5 cm x 43.69 cm x (415) 604-5736 51.05 cm Experiment Module TEM 06-16 This module has been used for investigation of flow Operational Characteristics pattern within algae roots and to research the Module length: 462 mm influence to the g-sensors of the algae in the roots. Module weight: 34.0 kg The module is designed to carry 5 different experiment cells containing the algae roots. One cell Carrier: Shuttle middeck is used to observe the flow pattern within the root Available: Now under microgravity. The other 4 cells are used to observe the delocation of the g-sensors in the roots. Contact: SpaceTech Experiment evaluation takes place after the flight by 58 Charles Town Road special preparanadt evialuoatnio n of the algae roots. KearneysvilleW, V 25430 (304) 728-7288 or (703) 385-4355 Hardware & Equipment — Microgravity Research Frog Environmental Unit (FEU) The FEU is a gravitational biology/embryology Operational Characteristics experiment package containing a centrifuge, adult Size: Fits lower portiono f frog holding unit and an 0-g egg storage chamber. Spacelab rack, approx. 33i n H The centrifuge rotates at approximately 60 rpm and Weight: 160k g yields 1-g, providing a control environment for Chambers: 56 — 28 on the centrifuge, embryos developing at 0-g. The adult frog chamber 28 in trays in 0-g storage will accommodate four female frogs, is removable, and usabie at the General Purpose Work Station (see Carrier: Spacelab following entry). The egg chambers are small acrylic Available: Now structures (3.0 in x 3.0 in x 3.5 in) with valvefso r syringes accessible during experiment operations. Up Contact: NASA/Ames Research Center to 56 chamcban eber hosuse d in the FEU. Space Life Sciences Payloads Office Moffett Field, CA 94035 (415) 604-5736 General Purpose Work Station (GPWS) The GPWS is a broad range support facility for Operational Characteristics general laboratory operations in the Spacelab. It can Size: One double Spacelab rack, support animal experiments, biological sampling and approx. 41.in5 W x 10i8n H microbiological experimentation. x 3inD Weight: 765 lbs The GPWS provides working space and accommodates the laboratory equipment and Carrier: Spacelab (double rack) instruments required for many life sciences Available: Now investigations. The unit is self-contained and has a rack-mounted, retractable cabinet with a large front Contact: NASA/Ames Research Center door, allowing experimerital hardware to be mounted Space Life Sciences Payloads Office in the cabinet. Moffett Field, CA 94035 (415) 604-5736 ee Hardware & Equipment — Microgravity Research Get-Away-Special Type Container for Middeck Locker Usage The space qualified container is modular in concept containers. A modular packaging approach offers the and, except for an On-Off switch, requiresn o Shuttle opportunity to tailor the system to other experiment interaction. The container consists of an experiment requirements. companda an rinstrtumenmtatieon cnompatrtme nt. Operational Characteristics The current experiment compartmceonntatin s 18 Temperature control: indepencldoseedn ltoo p experiment chambers. Each is readily accessiblaend Two Analog Tape ist emperaantd uhurmideit y controlled. The Recorders: Prov14i chdanneelss f or experiment compartment can be tailored to 3 hours of sound recording accoa vmarietmy ofo expedrimeant rtequieremen ts. Data Recording: Non Volatile Memory The instrucmompeartnmentt ahast prioviosionns for 32 Kbyte, expandable two tape recorders arid video recording. There also Fail Safe Real Time Clock are audio and tempesrensaintg cuaparbileiti es Electronics System: 24 digiouttputa lilne s; controlled by a programmable microprocessor. 40 digiintputa lline s Designed for PROJECT ISAIAH, an investigation of 3 Digit Display Monitor the effects of microgravity on the ability of a species Power Required: 28 Vdc4,3 W of hornets to sense gravityt,h e apparatus has Weight: 25 kg provision for creating day-night lighting, temperature Carrier: Shuttle middeck accommodatioranc k and humidity control, food, audio pickups and optics for video recording. A filter system eliminates fumes Available: Now; modifications may be required for or odors. In the avent of launch delay, individual Free Flyer/Space Station experiment chambers can be opened and the insects replaced in less than two hours. Contact: Robert Schecter \Al INTERNATIONAL INC. The complete complement of equipment includes a 1700 North Moore St. similar container for the ground test which is Arlington, VA 22209 conducted simultawinth etheo fluighst ltesyt, an (703) 243-2227, Fax (703) 242-1726 electricai test set for check-out purposes and shipping Hardware & Equipment — Microgravity Research Gravitational Plant Physiology Unit The Gravitational Plant Physiology Unit is designed to Cerrier: Spacelab perform two specific gravitational plant physiology Available: Now experiments, but may be adapted to other gravitropic, phototropic or circumnutational studies. Contact: NASA/Ames Research Center Space Life Sciences Payloads Office The culture rotor assembly contains two 1-g Moffett Field, CA 94035 centrifuge rotors, each designed to hold 16 plant (415) 604-5736 cubes. The test rotor contains two variable-gravity centrifuge rotors. Each rotor has 16 positions to hold plant cubes. The test rotors operate independently and provide a range from 0-g to 1-g. The unit provides for time-lapsed photograopfh tyh e plant seedlings before and after light stimulus. Operational Characteristics Capacity: 32 plant cubes Size: 1 double Spacelab rack, approx. 41.5 in W x 108 in Hx 30 in D Weight Culture rotor: 64.7 ibs Test rotor assembly: 80.5 ibs Total: 363.7 ibs Initial Blood Storage Experiment Apparatus (IBSE) When blood is stored on Earth, cell-to-cell and Carrier: Shuttle middeck (1 locker) cell-toint-eracctioonsn ctausae isednimeentartio n Available: Now lesions, which may be harmful to blood elements. Sedimcausees pnlatetletsa to tsettlie too then bot tom Contact: NASA/JohSpnacse oCennte r of the container while other blood components die. Flight Projects Engineering Office, Code ID The IBSE can be used to compare blood components HoustToX n77,05 8 stored in orbit with like blood stored on Earth, thereby (713) 262-1830. improving the understofa bansidc bilonod gce ll physiology. The IBSE supports experiments which can evaluate Cold dewar module capacity: 6 standblaoodr bda, )s 3-m2i wh5ole 0blo od, 3-75 mi leukocytes Warm dewar module capacity: 10 standblaoodr bdag s platelets Temperature Cold dewar: 4°to 6°C Warm dewar: 21to° 23° C Size: 44.6 cm Lx 39.2 cm Wx 18.4 cmH Weight: 46.4 kg total (both dewars) 102 ee e6hCU Orbiter Centrifuge The function of the laboratory centrifuge is to perform Operational Characteristics separations inheinr bloeod-nreltate d life sciences Size: 49 cm Lx 41 cmWx research. The centrifuge provides a rninimum relative 23 cm H centrifugal force of 1400 g’s when fully loaded. There Weight: 11.36k g is an automatic shutdown time that may be manually Volume: 4.62 x1 0" cm® set for operating durations to 99 minutes in Time of test: Variian b1-mlineut e increomf eonne tminsute . An overisr aviaildablee so incremtoe 99n mtinuste s that manual starting and stopping can be initiated Carrier: Spacelab without intervebny tthie otinme r. The centrifugies moubyn twot sucetiodn cu ps. The heacadn b e Available: Now modified toa ccomdmiffoerednt aspetciemen s. Contact: NASA/JohSpances oCennte r Capacity of Tubes 12 available Life Sciences ExperimePrnotgrsam Nominal value: 15 mi HoustToX n77,05 8 Optional value: 10 mi (713) 483-7328 Outside diameter: 17mm | Length: 133 mm Plant Growth Facility Two, PGF-2 The PGF-2 is a small, middeck locker-sized plant Volume approxima2t ceublicy ft growth chamber configured as a simulator of the Weight: 45 ibs approximate ' Lockheed PGU (see Plant Growth Unit, below) flight dependent upon PGC weight hardware for low-cost experiment development with Power: 75 W — 3 tube light small plants or plant parts. The unit is designed for configuration maximum access and flexibility in operation. 125 W — 18 tube light Construction is sheet metal, fastened with a minimal ation number of screws, and all major cover panels are Cooling: above ambient by regulation ' attwiath 1c/4-thurn efasdtene rs. Inner dimensions of air flow ' and mounting surfaces are basically the same as the Accessory Equipment: 1. Several configurationosf Lockheed PGU with a capacity for six Lockheed Piant small plastic and aluminum plant growth chambers Growth Chamber (PGC) plant culture vessels or an (PGC). 2. Fluid managmeodmulee fonr wtate r, equivalent volume (14.5 in W x 8.5 in D x 10.0 in H). nutrient or atmospheric contro! in the chambers. 3. The internal volume also is adjustable with respect to Detachable trunions and stand. 4. 28 Volt Shuttle height to accommodate developing experiments and simulator power supply | experiment-specific instrumentation. Carrier: Shuttle middeck locker ) The PGF-2 is controbly ia esmdal l, BMPC XT compatible Intel WildCard-88 based computer with Available: Now . RS-232 communiintcerfaacet, 6i40o K nbytses of battestratiyc R-AM bmemaoryc, 3k.5 eincdh 1. 44 Contact: H. W. Scheid, Director ofR esearch PhytoResource Research, Inc. Mbyte floppy disk and handheld terminal with display. 707 Texas Ave., Suite 101-E . It serves also as a data acquisition system with 16 singA/lD cehann-else witnh 12d bite outdput for College Station, TX 77840 temperature control, fluid management, light cycle (409) 693-8606, Fax (409) 696-3451 and sensor inputs. Plant growth lights are in two configa sutandrarda litghti boox cnonsissti:ng of three fluorescent tubes in the Lockheed PGU configuration and a unit for higher light requirements in which each PGC is served by a set of three six-watt fluorescent tubes. Thermal control ist o +/-.5° C of set point from 1° above ambient to 35° C. Operational Characteristicc Dimensions: 10.5 in x 18 in x 21 in, (approx. Shuttle locker dimensions) Hardware & Equipment — Micrcgravity Research Plant Growth Unit (PGU) The PGU is self-caondn detsiganeid tno eholdd s ix removable plant growth chambers. Each chamber contains 16 seeds and seedlings. The chambers are placed in the PGU where the environmenti s contDiurrnaol cylcleis aree addjus.tabl e. Tempis ceontrrollabale tonlyu aborve aembie nt. Operational Characteristics Size: 52 cm Lx 45.cm9 W x 27.4cmH Chamber size: 19 cmLx5cm2W2 xcm H Weight: 27.2k g Carrier: Shuttle mideck locker Avaliable: Now Research Animal Molding Facility (RAHF) The RAHF is a general purpose facility for housing Contact: NASA/Ames Research Center small animals. The unit can accommodate a Space Life Sciences Payloads Office combination of 24 350-gram rodents or four 1-kg Moffett Field, CA 94035 squirrel monkeys. The module provides structural (415) 604-5736 suppaior durctst, l,igh ts, aniwamtera slyst em components and temperature and humidity sensors. The animals are fed automatically. Wasis tcolleect ed in removable trays and protection against cross-conbtetwaeemn icrnew aantd ianoimanl is provided through bacteriologisiolcataioln . Operational Characteristics Capacity: 24 350-gram rodents or 4 1200-gram primates Size: App1.r5 Sopacexlab .ra cks 41.5i1n08W inx H x 29.9i2n D Weight: Abou400t k g Carrier: Spacelab Available: Now 104 8 ee Pe ee ee ee Hardware & Equipment - MicrograRvesietarych Research Animal Holding Facility Primate Cage The primate cage houses one 1200-gram animal; four cages will fit into the RAHF unit (page 104). The individual cages can contain a primate restraint system, venous and arterial infusion systems with blood-pressure sensor, urine collescystteim oannd a feeding and watering system. Water is available and Primate Cage food is dispensed by the subject on a pre-trained interface program. The unit also may be used to transfer a variety of other biological specimens as required. Operational Characteristics Cage Size: 21.cm 6W x9 36. 91 cm H x 53.3c4m D Weight: 18kg. (e3mpt y) Carrier: Spacelab oa Available: Under development Contact: NASA/Ames Research Center Space Life Sciences Payloads Office Moffett Field, CA 94035 (415) 604-5736 Hardware & Equipment — MicrograRveisetaryc h Other Support Equipment Available from Ames Research Center Ambient Temperature Recorder Primate Biorhythm 8&-Channel Recorder This unit is a totally self-contained, battery-operated This system consists of tansducers and a recorder device that may be placed in any environment to for measuring skin, deep-body and ambient provide a history of its own surface temperature. temperature, and heart rate for two restrained Rhesus monkeys. Autogenic Feedback System (AFS) The AFS is an ambulatory physiological Primate Restrain Chair system designed to monitor and record eight human This chair will maintain a small squirrel monkey under physiological parameters. stable physiological conditions. It is intended for use within the Research Animal Holding Facility in the BioteleSmysetetm r(ByTS ) Spacelab module. The BTS is a generasyslte-m tuo smoneit or physfiuncotionls oof mgammialsc. Oane lto f our Rodent and Primate Activity Monitors paracamn bee rtecorededr pesr un it. Each rodent and primate cage compartment within the Research Animal Holding Facility contains one Compound Microscope activity monitor consisting of an infrared light source The compound microscope is a modified Cari and a sensor. Zeiss-type WL unit. It supports cardiovascular invesatnd iis ggenearaltly imouontend osn t he Rodent Restrainer General Purpose Work Station in the Spacelab The restrainer will confine a rat with minimal stress module. while interapnd etailr inijecttionos, rblooed asamlpli ng and cardiovascular measurements are performed. Dissecting Microscope This microscope supports dissecting investigations VeterinarKyh and is mounted on the General Purpose Work This kit contains provisions that can be used for Station. it is a Zeiss stereomicrosMcodoe!p eSV,8 , emergency care of squirrel monkeys and rodents with supporting equipment. during flight. It is stowed in either the Shuttle middeck or Spacelab. Plant Canister The units are designed to hold 15 corn plants each. Contact: NASA/Ames Research Center They are carried in a foam cutout in the Shuttle Space Life Sciences Payloads Office middeck locker during launch and then placed in a Moffet Field, CA $4035 fredureingz thee mirssio n. (415) 604-5736 Other Support Equipment Available from Johnson Space Center GN2 Passive Freezer Rall Clamp This freezer is employed to freeze experiment This device provides a means of placing hardware or samples and can keep them frozen until Shuttle lanadndi rencovgery . PocVoikce eRectord er This is a miniature, pocket-type, battery-powered voice recorder. It is a flight-qualified Olympus PearicoMordedl eE4r20 .