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Privately Built Facility Offers Advantages in Space Exposure Testing
A real-world story of NASA technology finding a life beyond the mission.
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Overview
NASA_s Materials International Space Station Experiment (MISSE) series tests the effects of exposure to space on various materials, housing them outside the ISS. Under cooperative agreements with Johnson Space Center, Houston-based Alpha Space is designing the next MISSE facility to provide advantages over previous versions at lower costs. Space not reserved for NASA on the new facility, scheduled for launch in 2017, will be available for purchase by companies, universities, and Government agencies.