From: YOSHIDA@RD.TKSC.NASDA.GO.JP (Kazuo Yoshida NASDA/TKSC)
Subject: Informing Opportunity of Utilizing JEM
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Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 18:09:34 GMT
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                 INFORMING  OPPORTUNITY  OF  UTILIZING  JEM

                                                   September 1 , 1992
                                                   NASDA  HQ  Tokyo  Japan


  The  National  Space  Development  Agency  of  Japan  (NASDA)  is  going
  to   invite   the   Japanese   research   organizations   and   Japanese
  researchers,  etc.  to  join  the  first  opportunity  to  use  the  JEM
  (Japanese  Experiment  Module)   expected   for    1998   as   principal
  investigators.     The  research  organizations   and   researchers   in
  overseas  are  granted  an  opportunity  to  be  a  co-investigator.


  The  following  is  the  detailed  information  on  the   above   public
  subscription :


  1.  Scope  of  Public  Subscription :

         Mainly  material  processing  and  life  sciences.


  2.  Experiment  Equipments  to  be  loaded : 

         Material  Processing : Soaking  Furnace/Gradient  Heating
                                Furnace/Band  Furnace/Fluid
                                Physics  Experiment  Equipment
                                (=Facility)/Solution  Growth
                                Experiment  Equipment

         Life  Sciences :       Cell  Culture  Equipment/Protein
                                Crystal  Growth  Equipment/Clean
                                Bench

  3.  Period  of  Public  Subscription :

         Starting  Application
         Form  Distribution     :  October  1 , 1992
         Tentative Closing Date :  October 20 , 1992
         Official  Closing Date :  from the  end  of  November
                                   until  the  middle  of
                                   December , 1992
                                   (Please  refer  to  the
                                    application  from  for
                                    detailed  information).



  The  Space  Station ,  "Freedom"  will  be  man's  first  permanent  home
  in  space.  Scheduled  for  completion  in  the  late  1990's  the  Space
  Station  will  consist  of  four  manned  units  - the Habitation  Module
  (U.S.A.) ,  the  Laboratory  Module (U.S.A) , the  Columbus  Module (ESA)
  and   the   Japanese   Experiment   Module   (Japan)   -   and   unmanned
  platforms  for  experimental  and  observation  purposes.


  The  U.S  is  also  responsible  for  the  Station's truss  and  electric
  power  module ,  while  Canada  will   provide   its   Mobile   Servicing
  Center.


  The  JEM  to  be  provided  by  NASDA  will  consist   of   three   major
  sections  -  the  Pressurized   Module ,   the   Experimental   Logistics
  Module  and  the  Exposed  Facility  or  inspace  work  platform  -   and
  receive  power , water  and  data  transmission  and  reception  services
  from  the  Space  Station's  power  module.


  It  is  believed  that  NASDA's  participation  in  this   project   will
  help  provide  the  experience  and  know-how  vital  to  Japan's   space
  programs  in  the  21st  century.



                                    Contact  Points :
                  
                                    Mutsuhiko  Masuda  (Mr.) 
                                    Eijiro  Hirohama   (Mr.)
                                    Yoko  Inomata      (Ms.)
                                    Kaori  Sasaki      (Ms.)
                                    Public  Relations  Div.
                                    External  Relations  Dept.
                                    NASDA  HQ
                                    Tokyo  Japan
                                    Tel :  +81-3-5470-4283
                                    Fax :  +81-3-5470-4130
          
                                    E-mail: NSAVAX::JEMAO   
                                            JEMAO@rd.tksc.nasda.go.jp   
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