Keywords: SpaceBeadsSRM 035.jpg Dr John W Vandarhoff principal investigator for the Monodisperse Latax Reactor experiment cradles the first batch of latex particles produced during the STS-3 Space Shuttle flight in March 1982 The experiment conducted by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville Alal and Lehigh University Bethlehem Pa has produced large quantities fo identical-sized latex particles from five to 30-microns during a series of space flights The beads have possible commericla applications such as the calibration of medical and scientific instruments With Vanderhoff are investigative team members left to right Dr Fortunato J Micale of Lehigh University Dale M Kornfeld of the Marshall Center and Dr Mohamed S El-Aasser of Lehigh National Institute of Standards and Technology 1984-07-13 National Institute of Standards and Technology PD-USGov-NIST PD-USGov National Bureau of Standards National Institute of Standards and Technology Space Beads |