The Space Product Development Program and NASA's Commercial Space Centers NASA's Space Product Development Program at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., has sponsored numerous Space Shuttle experiments and is enabling industry to do the first commercial experiments on the International Space Station. Some of the Space Shuttle experiments have produced remarkable results, including research on tumor-destroying medicines delivered in microcapsules, experiments in antibiotic production, and investigations to improve the quality of agricultural products. Related investigations are being conducted during International Space Station Expedition Two. More are slated for future expeditions.
Containers draw off the heat and change the material's structure.
Inside the Space Station, the low-gravity lets us suspend the material so it doesn't touch the container walls. Colo. Guign and the company's partner Commercial Space Center are interested in creating more durable glass ceramic materials for items such as electronics, insulation for jet engines, fiber optic lines, dental crowns, and furnaces. There are 17 NASA Commercial Space Centers dedicated to helping industry fly experiments in space. They are located across the country and specialize in designated fields, such as agriculture, medicine, materials and combustion. PentaPure has used water-purification technology they developed on board NASA's Space Shuttle to produce more than 50 types of water purification systems.