Sponsored by NASA s Office of Commercial Programs (OCP), the CONCAP III payload is developed by the Consortium for Materials Development in Space (CMDS), a NASA Center for the Commercial Development of Space (CCDS) based at the University of Alabama at Huntsville (UAH). The CONCAP III payload, currently manifested for STS-46 in July 1992, further develops the scientific and technological foundations for materials processing in space, using the Commercial Get Away Special (CGAS) canister. CONCAP III is a small self- contained payload mounted on the starboard side of Orbiter cargo Bay 13. This experiment will measure microgravity acceleration levels and explore several physical phenomena associated with Electrodeposition (EDEP). The CMDS has flown similar EDEP experiments on Consort 1, 2, 3 and 4, and CONCAP I/GAS-105. EDEP will fly again on Consort 5 in September 1992. These experiments will help develop technology for the preparation of improved surface coatings and metal catalysts of commercial interest. The enclosed Mission Operations Report contains a brief description of the CONCAP III activity flying aboard STS-46.


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    Title :

    Consortium for Materials Development in Space Complex Autonomous Payload III-01 (CONCAP III) Activities on STS-46


    Publication date :

    1992


    Size :

    8 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English