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NASA Reduced Gravity Student Flight Opportunities Proposal ? Submitted by: ? ? 107 Akerman Hall 110 Union Street University of Minnesota Minneapolis MN 55455 ? “Effects of Microgravity on Random Close Packing Arrangements – Part II” ? Topic Area: Materials Science Team Name: The Space Balls Dr. Thomas Shield Supervising Faculty Member shield@ 612-626-7793 Lynn Gravatt – Team Contact Ryan Nordell Senior, Aerospace Engineering Senior, Aerospace Engineering Flight Team Member Flight Team Member grav0120@ nord0334@ 612-385-3701 320-235-7145 Daniel Lehman Eve Skoog Senior, Aerospace Engineering Senior, Aerospace Engineering Flight Team Member Flight Team Member lehm0069@ skoo0020@ 612-747-2114 612-331-4774 Jake Thrift Jason Bryan Senior, Aerospace Engineering Senior, Aerospace Engineering Ground/Alternate Flight Team member Non-traveling Team Member thri0001@ brya0142@ 952-939-9874 ORGINAL Faculty Signature: Date: Table of Contents 1.0 Flight Week Preference Page 3 1.1 Abstract Page 3 1.2 Background Page 3 1.3 Test Objectives Page 4 1.4 Test Description Page 5 1.5 Justification For Follow–up Flight Page 6 2.0 Flight Manifest Page 7 2.1 Experiment Description/Background Page 7 2.2 Equipment Description Page 7 2.3 Structural design Page 8 2.4 Electrical System Page 10 2.5 Pressure / Vacuum System Page 10 2.7 Laser System Page 10 2.8 Crew Assistance Requirements Page 10 2.9 Institutional Review Board Page 10 3.0 Hazard Analysis Page 11 3.1 Tool Requirements Page 14 3.2 Ground Support Requirements Page 14 3.3 Haz