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1. NASA AWARDS $80,000 IN RICE ALLIANCE BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION
2. NASA SETS BRIEFINGS FOR JUNE SHUTTLE MISSION TO THE SPACE STATION

Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:15:30 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: NASA AWARDS $80,000 IN RICE ALLIANCE BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION

April 30, 2009

Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111

Report #J09-009

NASA AWARDS $80,000 IN RICE ALLIANCE BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION

The Johnson Space Center Innovation Partnerships Office in conjunction with JSC’s Space Life Sciences Directorate (SLSD) and Engineering Directorate presented four awards – $80,000 in total prize money – as part of the 2009 Rice Business Plan Competition Each company was awarded $20,000

Receiving NASA engineering prize money was E&M Devices for its plan to develop a miniature, wireless sensor package that harnesses its power needs from the vibrations on its mounting location “There is a potential for widespread commercial and NASA applicability due to its weight savings, long life span, zero maintenance and independence from external power needs,” said Steve Altemus, director of engineering at JSC

Receiving the second award was Next Ray for its plan to develop a new X-ray technology named Diffraction Enhanced Imaging This technology produces high-resolution X-ray images at lower energy levels and has potential use as a non-destructive evaluation system for failure analysis on future spaceflight hardware

Prize money also was given to Troy Research for its technology pursuing a solution to simplify water purification in space applications The technology uses Deep Ultraviolet Radiation Light Emitting Diodes, a simple, low-power solid state technology that could potentially alter the water purification process for lunar and Mars excursions

Integrated Diagnostics received an award for its work designing HemaScreen, which is a clinical assay using integrated circuit technology that has the potential to perform multiple immunoassay tests within minutes “This technology has the potential to provide very sophisticated laboratory analysis and greatly reduce the needs to return laboratory samples to the Earth The flight crews would have greater autonomy in providing health care in orbit,” said Dr Jeff Davis, director of JSC’s SLSD

“Small business innovation is critical to the success of NASA programs NASA believes it is important to build upon and to capitalize on the entrepreneurial spirit of Americans to achieve great things for our country,” said Michele Brekke, director of the JSC Innovation Partnerships Office

This is the second year for the JSC Innovation Partnerships Office and Space Life Sciences Directorate to be part of the Rice Business Plan Competition, and the first year for JSC’s Engineering Directorate to offer prize money

The Rice Business Plan Competition is a three-day event intended to simulate the real-world process of entrepreneurs soliciting start-up funds from early stage investors and venture capital firms

The 2009 Rice Business Plan Competition will award $800,000 in cash and prizes The Grand Prize package is worth more than $325,000

For more information about the Innovative Partnerships Program, visit:

http://ipp nasa gov

For more information about NASA and its programs, visit:

http://www nasa gov

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Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:01:34 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: NASA SETS BRIEFINGS FOR JUNE SHUTTLE MISSION TO THE SPACE STATION

April 30, 2009

Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100

Brandi Dean Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111

Report #M09-072

NASA SETS BRIEFINGS FOR JUNE SHUTTLE MISSION TO THE SPACE STATION

HOUSTON -- NASA will hold a series of media briefings on Wednesday, May 27, to preview the upcoming space shuttle mission to the International Space Station NASA Television and the agency's Web site will provide live coverage of the briefings from NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston Questions also will be taken from other participating NASA locations

Shuttle Endeavour's 16-day flight, called STS-127, is targeted to launch on June 13 The flight will deliver a new station crew member and will complete construction of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory The shuttle and station crews will attach a platform to the outside of the Japanese module The platform will serve as a type of "front porch" for experiments that require direct exposure to space

U S reporters planning to attend the briefings in Houston must contact the Johnson newsroom at 281-283-5111 by 5 p m on May 20 to arrange credentials Journalists who are foreign nationals must contact the Johnson newsroom by 5 p m on May 13

Also on May 27, Endeavour's seven astronauts will be available for round-robin interviews at Johnson Reporters must contact Gayle Frere at 281-483-8645 by May 20 to reserve an interview opportunity

Mark Polansky will command the STS-127 crew, which includes Pilot Doug Hurley and Mission Specialists Dave Wolf, Christopher Cassidy, Tom Marshburn, Julie Payette and Tim Kopra Kopra will join the space station crew and replace Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata Wakata will return to Earth on Endeavour to conclude a three-month stay at the station The schedule of activities is (all times CDT):

7 a m -- Video B-roll feed 8 a m -- Space Shuttle and Space Station Program overview briefing 9:30 a m -- STS-127 mission overview briefing 11 a m -- NASA TV Video File 11:30 a m -- STS-127 spacewalk overview briefing 1 p m -- STS-127 crew news conference

For NASA TV streaming video, schedules and downlink information, visit:

http://www nasa gov/ntv

For the latest information about the STS-127 mission and its crew, visit:

http://www nasa gov/shuttle

For the latest information on the International Space Station, visit:

http://www nasa gov/station

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