GRC NEWS RELEASE 02-058



02-058
For Release: July 31, 2002



Barbara L. Kakiris, InDyne, Inc.
Media Relations Office
216/433-2901




Lori J. Rachul
Media Relations Office
216/433-8806
Lori.J.Rachul@nasa.gov


NASA Awards $27 Million Cooperative Agreement to Continue Microgravity 
Research 

NASA's Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, will continue its 
collaboration with the National Center for Microgravity Research on 
Fluids and Combustion (NCMR), Cleveland, by issuing a cooperative 
agreement for research and educational programs.



The 5-year cooperative agreement, valued at $27 million, covers the 
period July 1, 2002 through July 1, 2007.



NCMR's primary program emphasis is to perform and/or facilitate 
fundamental research in fluids and combustion and critical path 
research in support of the nation's space program. The NCMR's program 
consists of four key elements: fundamental research; support to 
NASA's research programs; support to NASA's technology programs; and 
outreach and education. New emphasis will be placed on understanding 
how fluids and chemical processes influence fundamental biological 
phenomena, particularly in the reduced gravity environment.



The agreement extends a formal, long-term partnership between Glenn 
and NCMR, a research organization managed by Universities Space 
Research Association, Columbia, Md and Case Western Reserve 
University, Cleveland. Established in 1997, NCMR is located at Glenn 
and at Case Western Reserve University.



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