Дата: 24 июня 1998 (1998-06-24)
От: Alexander Bondugin
Тема: Sky & Telescope News Bulletin - June 19, 1998
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SKY & TELESCOPE'S NEWS BULLETIN
JUNE 19, 1998
RING AROUND THE BLACK HOLE
On Thursday, astronomers released a Hubble Space Telescope image showing a
thick ring of dust girdling a black hole at the center of elliptical galaxy
NGC 7052 in Vulpecula. The image, taken by Roeland P. van der Marel (Space
Telescope Science Institute) and Frank C. van den Bosch (University of
Washington) using Hubble's Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2, shows a disk
3,700 light-years in diameter that contains enough raw material to make
three million Sun-like stars. Spectroscopic observations reveal that the
dust is rotating at 155 kilometers per second at 186 light-years from the
center, implying that the black hole that it surrounds has a mass of 300
million Suns. The astronomers surmise that the disk is the remnant of a
galaxy collision, because the disk is not perpendicular to energetic jets
emanating from the black hole.
RING OF STAR FORMATION
Another galaxy image from Hubble -- released during the meeting of the
American Astronomical Society earlier this month -- shows a stunning 1,000-
light-year-wide ring of vigorous star formation in the barred-spiral galaxy
NGC 4314 in Coma Berenices. G. Fritz Benedict (University of Texas) and his
colleagues note the enigmatic ring is the only region of the galaxy where
stars are being born. Hubble's gaze also revealed dust lanes, a smaller bar
of stars, dust and gas embedded in the stellar ring, and an extra pair of
inner spiral arms.
METEORITE HOUSE CALLS
Cosmic debris paid some house calls last Saturday morning. One tennis ball-
size stone plunged through the roof of a home in Nashville, Tennessee, at
about 9 a.m. and lodged in a mattress. (The residents were not in the bed
at the time.) There were additional falls on that same morning in New
Mexico. At least three fragments were found in Portales, in the eastern
part of the state, near the Texas border. One hunk crashed through a barn.
The University of New Mexico's Institute of Meteoritics will be holding a
press conference on Monday to provide additional details.
MORE METEORITE HUNTING
Elsewhere in the Southwest, the hunt is on to find meteorites from a fireball
that exploded earlier in the month. David A. Kring (University of Arizona)
analyzed numerous eyewitness reports to identify a region around Gila Bend
and Casa Grande as the likely locales to find cosmic debris. The first
field survey on June 15th came up empty, but future outings may have better
luck. Kring and his colleagues estimate that the object was somewhere
between football and desk size before it exploded.
SUN MOVES SOUTH
The Sun reaches its highest declination on June 21st at 14:03 Universal
Time (10:03 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time). This solstice marks the start of
summer in the Northern Hemisphere and winter in the Southern Hemisphere.
THIS WEEK'S "SKY AT A GLANCE"
Some daily events in the changing sky, from the editors of SKY & TELESCOPE.
JUNE 21 -- SUNDAY
* The solstice occurs at 10:03 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, marking the
start of summer in the Northern Hemisphere (where this is the longest day of
the year) and winter in the Southern Hemisphere (where this is the shortest
day).
JUNE 22 -- MONDAY
* During broad daylight this morning, the waning crescent Moon occults
the 1st-magnitude star Aldebaran for most of North America. The crescent
will be hard to spot; it's very thin and dim, just 4 percent sunlit, and
located only 22 degrees west of the Sun. Telescope users in Southern
California have the best chance to view this event, because there the Sun
will still be low in the east.
The occultation's northern limit (graze line) passes from the San Francisco
area through Wyoming and westernmost Ontario. See the map and timetable in
the January issue, page 97, or on the World Wide Web via
http://www.skypub.com/occults/occults.html.
JUNE 23 -- TUESDAY
* New Moon (exact at 11:50 p.m. EDT).
JUNE 24 -- WEDNESDAY
* Astronomical twilight ends latest in the evening for the year (as seen
from latitude 40 degrees north).
JUNE 25 -- THURSDAY
* Look very low in the west-northwest at dusk to spot Mercury; it's well
to the right of the crescent Moon.
JUNE 26 -- FRIDAY
* The red long-period variable stars R Ursae Majoris and W Lyrae should be
at their maximum brightnesses (7th or 8th magnitude) around this date.
JUNE 27 -- SATURDAY
* Latest sunset of the year (at latitude 40 degrees north).
* Regulus is upper left of the Moon in the western sky at dusk.
THIS WEEK'S PLANET ROUNDUP
MERCURY is emerging from the glow of sunset. Late in the week, look for it
very low in the west-northwest about 45 minutes after sundown. It's to the
lower left of Pollux and Castor.
VENUS shines low in the east-northeast during dawn. It's far to the lower
left of fainter Saturn, which in turn is far to the lower left of bright
Jupiter high in the southeast.
MARS is hidden in the sunrise.
JUPITER rises around 12:30 a.m. daylight saving time. It's the brilliant
"star" in the east-southeast before the first light of dawn, shining at
magnitude -2.4. Jupiter is high in the southeast by the time the morning sky
begins to grow bright.
SATURN, magnitude +0.3, is far to Jupiter's lower left at dawn, appearing
about midway between Jupiter and Venus. Saturn is the faintest of the three.
URANUS and NEPTUNE, magnitudes 6 and 8, respectively, are in Capricornus in
the south-southeast during early-morning hours. See the finder chart in the
May Sky & Telescope, page 96.
PLUTO, magnitude 13.7, is near the Ophiuchus-Scorpius border. It's well up
in the south during evening. See the finder chart in the May Sky & Telescope,
page 97. The charts for Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto are also at
http://www.skypub.com/whatsup/urnepl98.html.
(All descriptions that relate to the horizon or zenith are written for the
world's midnorthern latitudes. Descriptions that also depend on longitude
are for North America. Eastern Daylight Time, EDT, equals Universal Time
minus 4 hours.)
More details, sky maps, and news of other celestial events appear each month
in SKY & TELESCOPE, the essential magazine of astronomy. See our massive Web
site at http://www.skypub.com/. Clear skies!
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Дата: 24 июня 1998 (1998-06-24)
От: Alexander Bondugin
Тема: Lewis Spacecraft Failure Board Report Released
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Douglas Isbell
Headquarters, Washington, DC June 23, 1998
(Phone: 202/358-1753)
RELEASE: 98-109
LEWIS SPACECRAFT FAILURE BOARD REPORT RELEASED
NASA's Earth-orbiting Lewis spacecraft failed last fall
due to a combination of a technically flawed attitude-control
system design and inadequate monitoring of the spacecraft
during its crucial early operations phase, according to the
report of the Lewis Spacecraft Mission Failure Investigation Board.
Lewis was launched on August 23, 1997, with the goal of
demonstrating advanced science instruments and spacecraft
technologies for measuring changes in Earth's land surfaces.
The spacecraft entered a flat spin in orbit that resulted in
a loss of solar power and a fatal battery discharge. Contact
with the spacecraft was lost on Aug. 26, and it then re-
entered the atmosphere and was destroyed on Sept. 28. The
890-pound spacecraft was designed and built by TRW Space &
Electronics Group, Redondo Beach, CA, as part of NASA's Small
Spacecraft Technology Initiative.
The design of the Lewis attitude control system was
adapted by TRW from its design for the system on the Total
Ozone Mapping Spectrometer spacecraft. The failure board
found that this adaptation was done without sufficient
consideration for applying the system's design to a different
primary spacecraft spin-axis orientation on Lewis. As a
result, minor rotational perturbations, possibly due to small
imbalances in the forces produced by the spacecraft's
attitude control thrusters, caused the Lewis spacecraft to
enter a spin. This situation eventually overloaded the
spacecraft's control system while it was in a safehold mode.
Prelaunch simulation and testing of the spacecraft's safehold
modes also was flawed because it failed to analyze this
possibility, the failure board found.
The combination of these errors with the subsequent
assumption that a small crew could monitor and operate Lewis
with the aid of an autonomous safehold mode, even during the
initial operations period, was the primary cause of the
mission failure, according to the failure board's report.
The failure board also assessed the role of the "faster,
better, cheaper" project management approach in the Lewis program.
"The Lewis mission was a bold attempt by NASA to
jumpstart the application of the 'faster, better, and
cheaper' philosophy of doing its business," said Christine
Anderson, chair of the failure board and Director of Space
Vehicles for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory at
Kirtland Air Force Base, NM. "I do not think that this
concept is flawed. What was flawed in the Lewis program,
beyond some engineering assumptions, was the lack of clear
understanding between NASA and TRW about how to apply this
philosophy effectively. This includes developing an
appropriate balance between the three elements of this
philosophy, the need for well-defined, well-understood and
consistent roles for government and industry partners, and
regular communication between all parts of the team."
"The Lewis failure offers us some valuable lessons in
program management and in our approach to technical
'insight.' Lewis was an extreme example of allowing the
contractor to have engineering autonomy. In the end,
however, NASA has the responsibility to assure that the
project objectives are met, and our assurance process was
ineffective in this case," said Dr. Ghassem Asrar, NASA
Associate Administrator for Earth Science. "NASA's Office of
the Chief Engineer is developing general 'lessons learned'
from this project and other 'faster, better, cheaper'
efforts, and we intend to apply them vigorously to all of our
future missions, including the second generation of
spacecraft in the Earth Observing System.
"I would like to commend Christine Anderson and the
members of her panel for their thorough job, and thank all
the participants in the Lewis program for their cooperation
with this review," Asrar added.
The total cost to NASA of the Lewis mission, including
its launch vehicle and one year of planned orbital
operations, was $64.8 million. NASA incurred an additional
cost of $6.2 million for storage and maintenance of the
spacecraft during a one-year delay due to launch vehicle issues.
Lewis was part of NASA's Earth Science enterprise, a
long-term research program designed to study the Earth's
land, oceans, air, ice and life as a total system.
-end-
EDITOR'S NOTE: The report of the Lewis Spacecraft Mission
Failure Investigation Board is available via the Internet at
the following address:
http://arioch.gsfc.nasa.gov/300/html/lewis_document.pdf
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Дата: 24 июня 1998 (1998-06-24)
От: Alexander Bondugin
Тема: Former Galileo Manager Receives National Space Society Award
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MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE
JET PROPULSION LABORATORY
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
PASADENA, CALIF. 91109 TELEPHONE (818) 354-5011
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov
Contact: Jane Platt
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 23, 1998
FORMER GALILEO MANAGER RECEIVES NATIONAL SPACE SOCIETY AWARD
Bill O'Neil, project manager for NASA's eight-year Galileo primary
mission that was successfully completed in December 1997, has been honored
with the first annual Lunar Gateway Award by a chapter of the National Space
Society. The award, presented by the Lunar Reclamation Society, cites O'Neil
for his "outstanding service to all mankind for taking us along to Jupiter
and its moons: Io, Ganymede, Callisto and especially Europa."
The award was presented on May 24 in Milwaukee during the National
Space Society's 17th International Space Development Conference. The Lunar
Reclamation Society, one of the oldest chapters of the NSS, has a history of
supporting robotic missions, particularly those which study Earth's moon. In
the case of the Galileo mission, the award recognizes work in studying the
moons of Jupiter.
The Galileo spacecraft entered orbit around Jupiter on December 7,
1995, after sending a probe into Jupiter's atmosphere. It has spent the past
2-1/2 years studying the huge planet and its four largest moons. The icy
moon Europa is particularly intriguing to scientists because of the prospect
that liquid water oceans may lie beneath its surface. Galileo is currently
in the midst of a two-year extended mission with a particular focus on
studying Europa.
At the May 24 awards ceremony, other honorees included U.S.
Representative James Sensenbrenner (R-WI) and Dr. Carl Sagan, who was
honored posthumously with the Robert A. Heinlein Memorial Award.
Additional information about the Galileo mission and images sent back
by the spacecraft is available on the Internet at:
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/galileo/ . Images are also available at:
http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov .
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Дата: 24 июня 1998 (1998-06-24)
От: Alexander Bondugin
Тема: * SpaceNews 22-Jun-98 *
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SB NEWS @ AMSAT $SPC0622
* SpaceNews 22-Jun-98 *
BID: $SPC0622
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SpaceNews
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MONDAY JUNE 22, 1998
SpaceNews originates at KD2BD in Wall Township, New Jersey, USA. It
is published every week and is made available for non-commercial use.
* PHASE III-D NEWS *
The prospects of having the Phase III-D amateur radio communications
satellite launched this year from a European Space Agency "Ariane" flight
have dropped to zero. On 1998-Jun-15, it was announced that a dummy
satellite representative of Eutelsat's W2 spacecraft would be flown along
with ESA's Atmospheric Reentry Demonstrator (ARD) on Ariane flight 503,
now officially targeted for "Mid-October". The Phase III-D satellite will
not be carried on flight 503, despite the numerous assurances given to AMSAT
over the past several months.
According to a recent "go-Ariane" report, when questionned as to the reasons
that had led to broken promises to AMSAT, Arianespace Chairman Jean-Marie
Luton fully explained the situation in terms of urgency. "We had to
constitute a pairing, the ARD and another payload within the allowable
mass limits. After the fire that damaged W1 which had been scheduled on
503, the fact that the sister craft W2 would not be ready and our inability
to find an alternative commercial passenger, we decided to have a dummy
satellite that was as dynamically representative as possible of a W series
satellite - and that without having to start all the studies from scratch
which would have pushed back the launch. If AMSAT had been accepted, the
launch could not have taken place before the end of the year."
AMSAT was officially notified that AMSAT Phase III-D cannot fly on Ariane
flight 503 "because it would take 8 months to fullfill the necessary
studies." AMSAT is now considering its future options for the Phase III-D
spacecraft, and does not exclude a solution to be found with Arianespace.
* FUJI-OSCAR-29 NEWS *
According to an announcement made by the FO-29 command station, bit errors
were detected again on 1998-June-08, and the on board computer was reset
1998-Jun-09. Investigation into the bit error problem continues.
Controllers are asking that groundstations monitor channel "2A" in FO-29's
CW telemetry. Channel 2A is the fifth item after "HI HI", and is usually
reported as "00". Reports should be sent to: lab@jarl.or.jp.
[Info via Kazu Sakamoto, JJ1WTK]
* OSCAR-11 NEWS *
During the period 1998-May-16 to 1998-June-14, reasonably strong signals
have been received from UoSAT-OSCAR-11's 145.826 MHz VHF-FM beacon. The
satellite was not monitored between 1998-May-27 and 1998-June-10. However,
there is no evidence of ground control operations, and it appears to have
been another uneventful period.
Telemetry continues to be nominal. The battery voltage has tended to rather
low levels, averaging 13.5 volts, with one value of 13.2 volts observed.
The internal temperatures have fallen by about 2.5 C to 2.2 C and 0.6 C
for battery and telemetry electronics respectively.
A single WOD survey of channels 1, 2, 3, 61 (magnetometers) dated 1998-Mar-19
has been transmitted. A quick plot of this WOD showed reasonable agreement
with the theoretical field, and nominal attitude. Anyone using this survey
should note the unusual starting time of 16:00:05 UTC.
Reports of the OSCAR-11 Mode-S beacon have been received from Roger W3SZ,
Jim AF9A, Micheal OH2AVE, and Jack W9JIU.
The operating schedule remains unchanged:
ASCII status (210 seconds)
ASCII bulletin (60 seconds)
BINARY SEU (30 seconds)
ASCII TLM (90 seconds)
ASCII WOD (120 seconds)
ASCII bulletin (60 seconds)
BINARY ENG (30 seconds)
The ASCII bulletin is currently a static message, detailing modes and
frequencies of all the amateur radio satellites.
There are additional status blocks after each bulletin is transmitted,
and between ASCII TLM and WOD.
The Mode-S beacon is ON, transmitting an unmodulated carrier, but telemetry
indicates that it has partially failed and delivering only half power.
This beacon is a useful test source for those testing Mode-S converters
prior to the launch of P3-D. It is considerably weaker than DOVE, which
should be used for initial testing. Any reports of reception on 2401 MHz
would be most welcome, and should be directed to Clive Wallis at:
g3cwv@amsat.org.
The 435.025 MHz beacon is normally OFF. However, it can sometimes be heard
when the satellite is being commanded by ground control (ie. within range of
Guildford, UK). When the 435 MHz beacon is transmitting, the 145 MHz beacon
is normally OFF. The data transmitted is mainly binary.
Listeners to OSCAR-11 may be interested in visiting Clive Wallis's web site.
The web site contains details of hardware required and some software for
capturing data, and decoding ASCII telemetry and WOD. There is an archive
of raw data (mainly WOD) for analysis, which is continually being expanded
as new data is captured. Also included are some audio files containing
examples of each type of data transmitted by OSCAR-11. Each one plays
for about ten seconds. There are also examples of Mode-S reception.
All the audio files are zip compressed, so that they can be played off-line.
These should help listeners identify the various types of data, and give
an indication of the signal quality required for successful decoding.
The URL is:
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/clivew/
[Info via Clive Wallis, G3CWV]
* TMSAT-1 NEWS *
The TMSAT-1 telemetry configuration file for DTLM is available on the UoSAT
web site at -:
http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/CSER/UOSAT/amateur/tmsat/index.html
In addition, up-to-date news will be posted to this page as the mission
progresses.
[Info via Chris Jackson G7UPN / ZL2TPO (HS0AM)]
* SEDSAT-1 NEWS *
The news as of 1998-Jun-18 is that SEDSAT-1 has PASSED its vibration test.
All three axes went fine. For each axis, an up/down sine diagnostic sweep,
a body dynamics sine test, a random vibration test, and an other up/down
sine diagnositic sweep was performed.
1. All modes were at constant frequency before and after the vibration
(within a few Hz).
2. No modes had center frequencies below 65 Hz. The lowest frequency mode
in the X and Y directions appears to have been rocking on the PAF, although
there was not enough instrumentation to prove this. Assuming that is the
case all SEDSAT body modes are above 95 Hz.
3. In the Z vibration which was expected to maximally excite internal
components, designers could hear some distinct internal "buzz" and "hum"
sounds at particular frequencies. However, everything passed functional
tests afterward.
4. During the functional tests two anomalies were observed. First was
unstable current readings from the internal main bus current sensor. This
spontaneously disappeared after some operation. The second was reduced
brightness and contrast in the PAL images after the X shake. It is possible
this is due to a lens iris problem. Designers will do some analysis later
but do not plan any opening of the satellite.
5. The shock test was scheduled for 1998-Jun-19.
6. Ground handling and GSE continues to be a problem. Designers were able
to complete all required operations, but doubts were raised about several
steps with the flight PAF that could not be fully resolved. The differences
between the T-PAF used for vibration, the test PAF used for shock, and the
flight PAF make the issue more complicated.
A really BIG thank you to everybody who has helped get the SEDSAT-1 design
team to this point. Special thanks to Larry Berge and Mike Henderson at
Boeing, Mike Goeser at Goddard, Christine O'Neill at JSC, Marion Thompson
at KSC, Jim Harrison at Marshall, and the whole staff of the vibration lab
at Marshall who've been putting up with abortive tests and every changing
PAFs for quite a while.
[Info via Dr. Mark W. Maier and Dennis Ray Wingo]
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Дата: 24 июня 1998 (1998-06-24)
От: Alexander Bondugin
Тема: Advanced Technology Initiative Launched
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Sally V. Harrington
Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, OH June 19, 1998
(Phone: 216/433-2037)
(Home: 440/777-7654)
Connie Dunlap
Governor's Office, State of Ohio
(Phone: 614/728-4192)
Kathleen M. McDermott
Case Western Reserve University
(Phone: 216/368-6518)
RELEASE: 98-108
NASA, STATE OF OHIO, CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY AND
INDUSTRY LAUNCH ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE
In response to a challenge from NASA Administrator Daniel
S. Goldin, NASA's Lewis Research Center, Cleveland; the State
of Ohio; and Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) today
announced the Glennan Microsystems Initiative to address the
research, development and application needs of NASA and
industry in the field of microsystems.
Cleveland Tomorrow's Technology Leadership Council, an
organization of Northeast Ohio CEOs, advanced the idea to
couple cutting-edge microsystems capabilities at NASA and Case
Western Reserve University with industry. The Initiative,
named for T. Keith Glennan -- NASA's first administrator and
former CWRU president -- will offer microsystems to a range of
manufacturing- and technology-intensive companies, as well as
meet NASA mission requirements.
"Microsystems are miniaturized electrical and mechanical
devices as small as a human hair that will not only help ensure
NASA's future missions are faster, better and cheaper, but also
give Ohio's companies cutting-edge technology to compete in the
international marketplace. This is an extremely important
collaboration," said Goldin in praise of the effort. This new
technology is an area of increasing international competition,
and joint activities such as these are essential to ensure U.S.
leadership. I believe this will greatly benefit NASA and Ohio
industry."
The Initiative -- including $16 million in federal and
$4.5 million in state funds -- is a five-year project designed
to build on existing strengths and resources in Ohio. It is
jointly funded by NASA, the State of Ohio, industry, and other
foundations and federal agencies.
While the emphasis is on Ohio industry, participation in
the Initiative is open to any U.S. company. State of Ohio
support is being provided through its newly established
Technology Action Fund, designed to leverage federal
capabilities and resources.
"This is a technology that will have immense impact on
industry throughout Ohio," noted Ohio Governor George V.
Voinovich. "The Glennan Microsystems Initiative will provide
great benefit to Ohio companies as they deploy this powerful
technology in their new products and processes. It is very
appropriate that this be the inaugural award of the Technology
Action Fund."
"T. Keith Glennan was a visionary who helped shape
technology in the 20th century, and it is appropriate that this
initiative is named for him," said Agnar Pytte, CWRU president.
"This collaboration with NASA and industry will allow us to
continue Keith Glennan's commitments to both scientific and
civic endeavor and promises to be a force in technological
innovation for the 21st century."
The Glennan Initiative builds on current strengths and
collaborative relationships of its partners. NASA Lewis
provides more than two dozen investigators, state-of-the-art
analytical and testing facilities, R&D 100 Awards and a NASA
Center of Excellence. CWRU is rated one of the top four
microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) programs in the U.S. and
provides a core of highly recognized investigators, state-of-
the-art fabrication and clean room facilities, multi-agency
sponsorship, and is in the process of expanding its program
capabilities.
Bill Patient, CEO of Geon Company and leader of the
Cleveland Tomorrow effort, commenting on the Initiative said,
"Industry is keenly interested in microsystems. They are also
seeking opportunities to leverage excellence beyond their
internal capabilities. The Glennan Microsystems Initiative is
a wonderful combination of technology and organizational
opportunities whose time is now. I commend NASA and the State
of Ohio for their leadership in making this happen."
Microsystems technology is projected to enable significant
industrial innovations and change in traditional manufactured
goods. To date, microsystems have had only limited U.S.
industrial applications, but the Glennan Initiative will
deliver tangible results to companies as diverse as bearings
makers, medical devices and imaging companies, aircraft
suppliers, tire makers, and consumer product companies. The
Initiative will focus on physical and chemical sensors and
actuators with a particular emphasis on harsh environments.
Examples of such environments include high temperatures, large
stress/strains, rotating parts, structural curvatures, erosive
flows and corrosive media.
The Glennan Initiative will utilize a network of existing
public-private technology intermediaries to commercialize its
technology. The Great Lakes Industrial Technology Center will
lead this effort with the help of the Ohio Edison Centers
(including CAMP and Edison BioTechnology Center); Ohio MEMSNet
(a consortium including Ohio State University, University of
Cincinnati, University of Dayton, University of Toledo, Wright
State University, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, and the Air
Force Institute of Technology); Lewis Incubator for Technology;
Ohio Aerospace Institute; and selected universities.
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