| Our engineers have a history of designing, developing and commercializing innovative hardware and software systems for the aeronautic and life sciences industry. Learn more about some of our past projects by visiting the links below: | |
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Our payloads have flown on over 90 space flight missions including Shuttle, ESA-ATV, JAXA-HTV, SpaceX Dragon, Orbital Cygnus, Russian Soyuz, and ISS
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1985 To 1991
| May | 1985 | First Protein Crystal Growth Flight |
| 1986 | Research Team Formed at UAB by Dr. Charlie Bugg | |
| Sept | 1989 | First RIM-PCG Flight STS-26 |
| 1990 | Engineering Group formed under Center for Macromolecular Crystallography (CMC) |
1990-1992 CRIM and TES Procurement
1990-1992 CRIM and TES Procurement
1990-1992 Glovebox PCG
| 1989 | 1992 | Lockheed RIMs flown to support PCG-VDA Research |
| May | 1992 | First CRIM Flight STS-49 |
| June | 1992 | GBX-PCG STS-50 |
1991-1993 COS (Crystal Observation System)
1993-1994 UAB Upgrades PCFLS to add Temperature
1993-1995 Comet
1994-1995 PCF Variable Gradient (PCF-VG)
| June | 1993 | First TES-COS Flight STS-57 |
| Feb | 1994 | First PCF LS Flight STS-60 |
1995-1996 Commercial Vapor Diffusion Apparatus CVDA
1996-1997 Second Operation VDA
| Jan | 1996 | First PCF-VG Flight STS-72 |
| Feb | 1996 | First CDVA Flight STS-75 |
| Feb | 1996 | First VDA-2 Flight STS-83 |
1997 1998 X Ray Detector
1998-2000 HDCPG
1998-2001 DCPCG
| Jan | 1998 | First XDT Flight STS-89 |
| 1998 | Engineering Organization Esablished under the Center for Biophysical Science and Engineering (CBSE) | |
| 2000 | First Remote Operations Command Center (ROCC) |
1999-2002 NGTC
1999-2002 VCMS
1999-2003 XCF
2001-2003 MERLIN
2003-2005 LADR
| April | 2001 | First ISS Mission HDPCG |
| Sept | 2001 | First DCPCG Flight STS-105 |
| Feb | 2003 | STS-107 Columbia Accident |
2005 Eagle Locker
2000-2007 MERLIN II
2005-2008 Glacier
| 2005 | CRAVE 1 | |
| Aug | 2007 | First MERLIN STS-118 |
| Nov | 2008 | First Galley MERLIN |
2009-2011 HDCPG/MERLIN Redesign
2012-2015 Polar
2013-2014 Handheld HDCPG
| Nov | 2008 | First Glacier STS-126 |
| 2010 | CRAVE 2 | |
| July | 2011 | Final Shuttle Launch |
2015-2016 Handheld PCF
2016-2018 MERLIN Refurb
| April | 2014 | First CPCG-HM Flight SpX-3 |
| 2014 | Last PCG Flight | |
| 2015 | Engineering Group moves to the School of Engineering CSP contract |
2018-2020 Cryochiller
2018-2020 Glovebox Freezer
| Jan | 2015 | First Polar Flight SpX-5 |
| Nov | 2018 | First MERLIN Refurb NG-10 |
| Dec | 2018 | First GloveBox Freezer Flight SpX-16 |
2018-2020 Iceberg
| April | 2019 | First Cryochiller Flight NG-11 |
