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V -- FLIGHT OF SPACE ACCELERATION MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR FREE FLYER (SAMS-FF) ON THE RUSSIAN FOTON-12 MISSION -- SOURCES SOUGHT POC Julio Acevedo, Project Manager, (216) 433-2471, MS 500-216 Thomas D. Tokmenko, Contracting Officer, (216) 433-2725, MS 500-319. NASA LeRC is the agent for the Microgravity Science and Applications Division (MSAD) of NASA Headquarters and is seeking to expand the options available for performing space experiments under microgravity conditions. The task represents the full service spectrum of flying a payload into space and performing the experiment in microgravity for up to 16 days. The vehicle has to provide 10 to the minus sixth power g levels for the full period of the mission. Such a vehicle and service exists in Russia, the vehicle is the FOTON free flyer and it is managed by the Central Specialized Design Bureau of Samara (CSDB) Russia. NASA LeRC intends to negotiate with CSDB a contract to fly a space acceleration measurement system for free flyers and characterize the microgravity environment. (0241)

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