Acknowledgments

The requirements for designing, building, testing, and operating a complex, highly interactive scientific experiment aboard the space shuttle are beyond the skills and resources of any one individual. Diverse teams of dedicated professionals are required. Over the last ten years the following individuals contributed significantly to the design, construction and operation of this experiment: R.C Hahn, B.A. Herbach, P.A.Kobryn, T.A. Lograsso, E.R. Rubinstein, N.B. Singh, M.E. Selleck, S.H. Tirmizi, and A. Velosa, at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY; and R. Abramczyk, C. Blachly-Olah, D. Burns, A. Fedak, R. Grant, A. Kawecki, F. Kohl, G. Kraft, M. Lehto, L. Levinson, D. Malarik, J. McDade, D. Miller, A. Patel, D. Priebe, J. Robertson, A. Sobota, D. Vachon, G. Weeks, and R. Whittlesey, at or associated with NASA's Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, OH. Special thanks are due for the continued understanding, interest, and financial support provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Life and Microgravity Sciences and Application Division, (Code U), Washington, DC, under Contract NAS3-25368, with liaison provided by the Microgravity Experiments Branch, Space Experiments Division, Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, OH. The sucessful operation of the experiment would not have been possible without the efforts of the USMP Mission Scientist the mission management team. Thanks also to those who oversaw POCC training and simulations, and the POCC cadre who coordinated and implemented the project s operations. Finally, we also extend our thanks to the crews of STS-62 and STS-75 and the support crews at the NASA research centers involved with the space shuttle's activities.