Dec 5, 2008

Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla 321-867-2468 tracy g young@nasa gov

Janet Anderson Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala 256-544-0034 janet l anderson@nasa gov

RELEASE: 30-08

MATERIALS SCIENCE RESEARCH RACK ARRIVES FOR PROCESSING

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla - A multiuse materials science laboratory arrived Dec 4 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla , to begin the first leg of its journey to the International Space Station The research rack traveled from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala , to Kennedy for final flight preparations

The Materials Science Research Rack, or MSSR, will allow for study of a variety of materials including metals, ceramics, semiconductor crystals and glasses onboard the orbiting laboratory It is scheduled to fly aboard space shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-128, targeted for launch in July 2009 After arriving at the station, the rack will be housed in the U S Destiny laboratory

The research rack is a highly automated facility and contains two furnace inserts in which sample cartridges will be processed up to temperatures of 2,500 degrees Fahrenheit The MSSR is about the size of a large refrigerator, measuring 6 feet high, 3 5 feet wide and 40 inches deep, and weighs about 1 ton The rack will be installed in the Leonardo logistics module for transport to the station

For more information on the space station, visit:

http://www nasa gov/station

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