title: Consort 1 flight results: a synopsis.
abstract: Consort 1 was the first low gravity materials processing payload to be launched by a commercially licensed rocket in the U.S.A.  It carried six experiments which operated as planned during approx. 7 min of suborbital, low gravity flight (10(-5) g) and were returned in excellent condition to the investigators within 4 h of launch. Nearly 150 physical samples supported by measurements and photographs made during the flight were obtained for analysis.  In addition to the experimental data returned, the success of Consort 1 demonstrated the ability of industry, working with university centers and government agencies, to rapidly prepare and launch payloads.  A brief description of the rocket flight and payload configuration is given.  Experiment objectives and methods are described and preliminary results and conclusions are presented.
authors.affiliation: The University of Alabama in Huntsville 35899, USA.
authors.forename: F C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Wessling
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Lundquist
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Maybee
mesh_terms: D001709:Biotechnology; D004572:Electrolysis; D004853:Epoxy Resins / Q000737:chemistry; D004867:Equipment Design; D007221:Industry; D008422:Materials Testing; D008669:Metallurgy; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry; D013026:Space Flight / Q000295:instrumentation*; D018531:Spacecraft / Q000295:instrumentation; D014495:Universities; D014893:Weightlessness
chemical_list: D004853:Epoxy Resins; D011108:Polymers