Jan 25 1980
From The Space Library
Space News for this day. (1MB PDF)
NASA announced the first step to stimulate commercialization of space, signing a joint-endeavor agreement with McDonnell Douglas Company on a new technique for materials processing in space. McDonnell and a pharmaceutical firm would investigate separating biological materials by continuous-flow electrophoresis in space, thought to have high probability of producing substances useful against human or animal diseases. These substances were not produced in sufficient quantity or purity by ground-based facilities. The joint-endeavor concept would make NASA and the private firm responsible for specific parts of the effort, with no transfer of funds. (NASA Release 80-12)
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