Commercial Reusable Experiments for Science & Technology

CREST-1 is a unique opportunity for commercial and scientific microgravity research on STS-134 (ULF-6), the historic last scheduled Space Shuttle mission, currently planned for launch on February 26, 2011.

The project’s commercial payload utilizes flight-proven microgravity hardware which has flown on several earlier Space Shuttle missions, and accommodates approximately 100 samples which are currently available for booking.

The system is applicable to a wide variety of research capabilities, including protein crystal growth, cell research, zeolite crystallization, collagen polymerization, ceramic and polymer thin film membrane casting, and a variety of fluid physics studies, as well as other applications.

CREST-1 is the first in a series of routine access-to-space experimental packages planned by American Aerospace. The system leverages 30 years of microgravity development, and promises to be the tipping point to a new generation of research activity in which space is utilized routinely as a valuable environment for developing commercial applications.

CREST-1 will launch with the Space Shuttle and will operate in microgravity for almost two weeks. The experiments are activated by astronauts on board, and late installation and early harvesting of results are included. All experiment results will be the property of the researcher.

For information and flight bookings, call Alex Howerton at 267-421-6555, or email ahowerton@american-aerospace.net