Jacques van Oene
May 26th 05, 07:23 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SPACEHAB SIGNS SPACE ACT AGREEMENT WITH NASA
Strategic Partnership with Zyvex Provides Advances in Micro-Manufacturing
Technology
Houston, Texas, May 25, 2005 - SPACEHAB, Incorporated (NASDAQ/NMS: SPAB), a
leading provider of commercial space services, announced today that it has
entered into a non-reimbursable Space Act Agreement with NASA to facilitate
the commercial development and testing of a micro-miniature mass
spectrometer for potential use on low earth orbit missions and in NASA's
emerging Exploration Program.
"For human space flight missions, NASA must continually monitor air quality
and toxicity levels to ensure the health and safety of the crew," said
Michael E. Bain, SPACEHAB Chief Operating Officer." NASA desires improved
capabilities in this area, but developing, transporting, and installing
large, complex detection and classification equipment on-orbit is extremely
problematic. We are excited about this opportunity to provide a solution
that is small, light-weight, and portable enough to be easily delivered to,
and operated on, the space station and anywhere else humans live and work in
space."
In a unique partnership with Zyvex Corporation - a leading molecular
nanotechnology company that specializes in micro and nanomanufacturing,
micro electro mechanical systems, and nanomaterials - SPACEHAB looks to be a
supplier of miniaturized technology to the aerospace community and others.
The implementation of the Space Act Agreement is the first step in a plan to
support the development of additional micro-manufacturing applications.
Once completed, Zyvex's mini-mass spectrometer and SPACEHAB's interface
equipment will be the approximate size of a deck of playing cards. Current
on-orbit systems weigh approximately 100 pounds and take up the space of a
car trunk. The product of this effort has the potential for a 90% weight
savings, increased reliability, and costs a fraction of the present
technology.
Under the agreement, a 'brassboard' system will be developed and tested in a
terrestrial-based laboratory by the end of the calendar year. If proven
successful, SPACEHAB intends to build an operational unit that could be
initially offered as part of the Company's logistics module capability and
also leased or sold to customers individually. SPACEHAB's logistics module
is under contract for use on two International Space Station missions
currently scheduled for launch in 2006.
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Jacques :-)
www.spacepatches.info
SPACEHAB SIGNS SPACE ACT AGREEMENT WITH NASA
Strategic Partnership with Zyvex Provides Advances in Micro-Manufacturing
Technology
Houston, Texas, May 25, 2005 - SPACEHAB, Incorporated (NASDAQ/NMS: SPAB), a
leading provider of commercial space services, announced today that it has
entered into a non-reimbursable Space Act Agreement with NASA to facilitate
the commercial development and testing of a micro-miniature mass
spectrometer for potential use on low earth orbit missions and in NASA's
emerging Exploration Program.
"For human space flight missions, NASA must continually monitor air quality
and toxicity levels to ensure the health and safety of the crew," said
Michael E. Bain, SPACEHAB Chief Operating Officer." NASA desires improved
capabilities in this area, but developing, transporting, and installing
large, complex detection and classification equipment on-orbit is extremely
problematic. We are excited about this opportunity to provide a solution
that is small, light-weight, and portable enough to be easily delivered to,
and operated on, the space station and anywhere else humans live and work in
space."
In a unique partnership with Zyvex Corporation - a leading molecular
nanotechnology company that specializes in micro and nanomanufacturing,
micro electro mechanical systems, and nanomaterials - SPACEHAB looks to be a
supplier of miniaturized technology to the aerospace community and others.
The implementation of the Space Act Agreement is the first step in a plan to
support the development of additional micro-manufacturing applications.
Once completed, Zyvex's mini-mass spectrometer and SPACEHAB's interface
equipment will be the approximate size of a deck of playing cards. Current
on-orbit systems weigh approximately 100 pounds and take up the space of a
car trunk. The product of this effort has the potential for a 90% weight
savings, increased reliability, and costs a fraction of the present
technology.
Under the agreement, a 'brassboard' system will be developed and tested in a
terrestrial-based laboratory by the end of the calendar year. If proven
successful, SPACEHAB intends to build an operational unit that could be
initially offered as part of the Company's logistics module capability and
also leased or sold to customers individually. SPACEHAB's logistics module
is under contract for use on two International Space Station missions
currently scheduled for launch in 2006.
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Jacques :-)
www.spacepatches.info