MISSE: A materials research facility in space

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About MISSE

We are the only company in Mexico with access to the testing center for material’s investigation on the International Space Station.
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The Materials International Space Station Experiment (MISSE) is Alpha Space’s program providing unparalleled testing and data collection for both passive and active material samples in the extreme environment of low earth orbit with sample return to earth for post mission processing

​MISSE has the leverage to fly both standard-sized experiments and non-standard sizes. Below you will find our standard options; however, we can also fly technology demonstrationssuch asantennas, cameras, bioreactors, and solarcell components

MISSE-FFProgram offers:

• Near real-time monitoring
• Atomic Oxygen exposure
• 16 Thermal cycles per day
• Test and Control positions
• 6-12 Month sample exposure
• Sample return for analysis
• Data within 12 months of  sample/experiment delivery 
• RAM,ZENITH,WAKE &NADIRexposure

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MISSE Structure

Standard Services
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• Contamination protection
• Temperature data
• Solar angle data for zenith carriers (deep space fading)
• Contamination monitoring
• Orbital parameters (ISS location around the Earth)
• ISS orientation in its orbit
• Monthly photographs
• UV sensor* (*for NASA via TO)

Optional Services

• Telescience Resource Kit (TReK) set up (Computer at your POCC or work site)
• TReK virtual setup (server - based)
• Data connection
• Power connection 
• Ground services (purge gas)
• Ground services (storage)
• Sensor suites
• AO, radiation, solar
• Photos - Pre launch ( or more/year)