Dec 9 1986
From The Space Library
Forty-nine research proposals from 45 small, high technology U.S. firms, totaling about $23 million, were selected for immediate negotiation of Phase II contract awards. These proposals were chosen from 100 submitted to the Small Business Innovation Research program, a program designed to strengthen the role of small business participation in Federal research and development and contribute to the growth and strength of the private sector. (NASA Release 86-174)
NASA signed an agreement with the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company (3M) allowing the company to fly 62 materials processing experiments aboard future Shuttle flights. The microgravity experiments m organic and polymer science were to be conducted on a space-available basis, and NASA would have use of 3M's experiment equipment for scientific investigations. (UPI, Dec 9/86)
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