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Article: First U.S. experiment set to fly on Soviet space station - Payload Systems' protein crystallization package to life off Dec. 20. (includes key dates for mission)
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- December 6, 1989
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FIRST U.S. EXPERIMENT SET TO FLY ON SOVIET SPACE STATION --
PAYLOAD SYSTEMS' PROTEIN CRYSTALLIZATION PACKAGE TO LIFT OFF DEC. 20
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The first U.S. experiment to fly on the Soviet space station Mir will be placed into orbit on Wednesday, Dec. 20, it was announced today by Dr. Anthony Arrott, president of Payload Systems, which designed the experiment and arranged for the flight. The package will be launched on board a Progress re- supply vehicle from the Soviet launch facility in Baikanour, Kazakhistan.
According to Payload Systems officials, the purpose of the experiment is to extend protein crystal ...