Interviews, photos and b-roll video are available. Va. Microsensors, microinstruments and advanced microelectronics are key technologies for the faster, better, cheaper science missions envisioned by NASA for the 21st century. The quality of electronic and electro-optical devices made from this material are strongly influenced by the uniformity of the final product. The STS-75 experiment will attempt to establish and maintain this uniformity during crystal growth in the microgravity environment of space. Large, uniform crystals of lead tin telluride cannot be grown on Earth.
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