All of the space hardware surfaces obtained by NASA for curation described below are available for allocation to qualified investigators. One universal requirement covering the study of any returned spacecraft surface is that all data obtained will be published in the open literature and also provided to NASA for entry into the Meteoroid and Debris Database. All sample allocations will be made for a period of up to two years, with the samples returning to the JSC Curatorial Facility at the end of this time. Sample requests should refer to specific sample-identification numbers and should describe the research being proposed as well as the qualifications and facilities of the investigator making the request. Approval of a sample request does not imply or include funding for the proposed research.
Foreign scientists are welcome to request samples.
The final two numbers in each Surface Name give the number of the specific surface. All of the experiment trays were composed of several to many separate surfaces, all of which were named separately. Dr. K.-P. Wenzel Space Science Dep.